Ambiance is maybe the thing that takes the greatest artistry around this old homestead at Christmas time. I put in a great deal of time making sure the fire is…
Books, and literacy, have been a core theme of my life. I was eleven when I was finally able to read unassisted. I am painfully dyslexic, which is evident all…
Spice cookies are amazing. They are some of my all time favorite cookies to enjoy over the Christmas season. Projects, work, cooking, etc…. Homesteads, are only as good as the…
When I look out today, I see a very grey sky. The mist that hangs thick whiting out the town road in the distance completely, speaks of possible and even…
Long before we lived here at Wildflower, my husband and I traveled the world. We lived in Canada, in Vienna, and passed through a number of other places. Most of…
Last night, I stayed up late in the glow of Old Rusty, the wood stove. It cast it’s quivering light on the floor created by the fire bouncing around inside…
Tonight the sky is dark and it is getting much colder. Which is thrilling rather than unfortunate. The last couple of years winter pretty much skipped over us here in…
Already we are lighting Old Rusty, most evenings just before dark, when the sun sinks and the night time chill wraps the it’s self around the old farmhouse like a…
Looking out the windows of The Night Club, I see the outside world all around me. The parched earth and it’s browning grass that earlier this year were so over…
The days are already growing shorter at Wildflower. The fragrance of the wildflowers that give this farm their name, hangs in the air. It has been cooler the last couple…
Simple delicious roast potatoes. The kitchen smelled like roasting potatoes and rosemary the other night for obvious reasons. That was the side dish on the menu. Outside a three day…
It finally happened! After many years of struggling to get it together, we finally built what we call The Night Club. It got it’s name one cold winter evening in…
Tragedy struck our farm not long ago… Yoda, our bestest boy ever crossed the rainbow bridge. He was a loved and adored member of our family. For me, he was…
