It is very easy, especially at this time of year, to get overwhelmed with all of the many things that need to be done. In addition to the daily care and upkeep of the house, children, pets, and livestock, there are so many tasks to do when starting a farm from scratch. Each of these [...]
We had a very nice weekend, something we desperately needed after the last few weeks.
On Friday we got another delivery of fruit trees and bushes. The kids and I planted blueberries, raspberries, elderberries, and twenty sugar maple trees. Our old house had a half acre stand of sugar maples which we tapped each spring to [...]
[WARNING: this beginning part is a bit preachy, if you want to head straight for the recipe scroll down.] These two words strike fear into the hearts of anyone trying to eat healthy. Of course, consuming too much of anything is not a good idea, but both butter and lard, if made from animals that [...]
There’s something about a good soaker. It never got really bad today, but the rain didn’t let up much either. After dinner, the rain was down to a trickle, so I popped out to see how everyone was doing. Jackson and I walked to the very back of our property to play [...]
Weekends are tremendously busy. It feels like there are just not enough hours in the day. Plus, the forecast for us for the upcoming week is chilly and rainy. So, we were really busy getting things done around the farm. Yesterday, in addition to the normal chores caring for the animals, we started planting the [...]
We would like to introduce you to Marty. We adopted him on Saturday from a local rescue group. When Jackson and I went to pick up Izzy from the vet hospital in Rhode Island last week, we met three “hero” cats who live at the hospital and give blood to cats needing tranfusions. Jackson and [...]
Our sweet Izzy is gone. It was so fast, we are still in disbelief. The cancer ripped through her body, by Wednesday evening an x-ray showed it was spreading to her heart and lungs. We decided that the best thing for all of us would be to bring her home for one last night to [...]