One of The Goats Being Silly

One of The Goats Being Silly

Little Stella, being silly. One thing is guaranteed, when you keep goats.  They are endlessly searching for a way out of their enclosure. Endlessly putting in a concerted effort to even invent one. Here, they have opened up a hole in the fence...

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Lady Spring,  The Lady Of The Forest

Lady Spring, The Lady Of The Forest

Homemade skin care. The grey hangs in the air today. But the trees are whispering in the woods. They speak of a lady in a bright leaf green dress, with flowing hair the color of daffodils riding a barn swallow. They say, she is returning. She...

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Eastern White Pine

Eastern White Pine

Herbs from my homestead apothecary. The sun hides it’s face today behind the grey that has temporarily taken over the sky. It is a November day in the middle of April. A small set back for the warmth I can feel coming. Beating beneath my...

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Celebrating Spring

Celebrating Spring

Early crocuses. It feels like winter… Cold today. Clouds invade the sky, they hang there making a concerted effort to blot out the sun. But she has become too powerful to be muted. She peaks through in breaks between the clouds, fighting...

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Maple Chip Ice Cream

Maple Chip Ice Cream

Maple Chip Ice Cream The early august heat has become unbearable, and the air is so humid it is actually suffocating…. But in the ultra hot almost unbreathable air that burns as it enters your nose, the fragrance of fresh herbs and...

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Micro Canning Mulberry Jelly

Micro Canning Mulberry Jelly

Mulberry Jelly We are expecting storms… I am not yet convinced they will happen but I am hoping… It would save me time watering the garden. I have so much to get to…. But still, like a small leaf riding the wind, the smell of a...

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Sachets

Sachets

This project began as a very different project, as is often the case with projects on a farm. You think you know what the end result will be, then it doesn’t go as planned and something even awesomer results. Yes, I just heard myself use...

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