Wildflower In The Mist

Wildflower In The Mist

The mist has once again come to visit, it is playing in the forest with the trees. It rolled in with the wet and cold as if it were a team of wild horses dragging the mist with them rather than a cart. The smell of cold wind and wet surround me...

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Update on Vanilla Extract

Update on Vanilla Extract

The mist is thick, as we are not an intervale farm, sitting up high on ridge in the foot hills not far from Wachusett Mountain. We sit surrounded today in a thick dark sea of new England fog, rising off the icy snow that fell and iced over...

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One of the most important parts of farming and homesteading is organization. This pot rack ran us $110. It’s a bit of a DIY.  These three wooden bars are antique horse yolks. We hung them  on the  wall then just  popped ’em full of hooks. Now we...

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A Sweater For Winter

A Sweater For Winter

The hearth of the home is a special place. Especially here. The whole house revolves around the hearth. That is simply the lay out. I enjoy sitting near  the fire with a nice knitting project, or on occasion working the spinning wheel even if...

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