A Salute to Veterans…and their Pets!
A lovely salute to veterans and their pets by the FACE Foundation.
Friday Farm Favorites
“The world is quiet here.” ~Lemony Snicket “You have peace,” the old woman said, “when you make it with yourself.” ~Mitch Albom, The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Weekly Bleat
Sunrise Green Hill Farm
Tuesday Tunes
Second Spring
Well, it’s 65 degrees F. and sunny here today. The skies are blue as far as I can see, and all of my windows are open. The weather is simply glorious! It’s so nice that Dash and I took a little stroll around Green Hill Farm this morning. And, to my surprise, I found that many of my […]
The Weekly Bleat: Shearing Day!
Originally posted on fourth generation farmgirl:
Welcome to Fourth Generation Farmgirl’s, “The Weekly Bleat.” For those who aren’t sure, a bleat is the characteristic sound a sheep makes–similar to a baaah. In the future, “The Weekly Bleat” will briefly share happenings from Green Hill Farm as well as anything else that’s considered uplifting or entertaining. This first bleat fittingly focuses…
Friday Farm Favorites
Bibury Beans, 30″x 30″ mixed media (oil and ink) on canvas by Katherine Dove For those of you who follow this blog, you may remember that one of my favorite places to visit is the Cotswolds. The Cotswolds is an area in south central England that’s about an hour and a half west of London. It includes the counties of […]
Shopping Local
If you’re a woman, then you know that shopping for jeans is never fun. It’s certainly not something I’ve ever enjoyed. If I can, I prefer to shop online and hope that my order fits. I’d rather avoid the whole standing undressed in a fitting room under those garish, fluorescent lights. You know what I’m talking about…that horrible […]
Tuesday Tunes
Here are some shots of Clementine Kitty breaking in our new braided rug. She’s demonstrating more of a slide than a strut, but you get the picture. I think she may have worn herself out in the end. At least, she did a thorough job of leaving her scent…EVERYWHERE. Oh well, the joys of cat parenthood! 😉 Happy Tuesday! […]
More Treat Than Trick: Sauternes and Sage Jelly
Growing up in the country and on a farm, it was commonplace to preserve as much of the summer’s harvest as possible. My parents and grandparents worked all spring, summer, and fall planting gardens, picking vegetables, tending fruit trees, picking berries, digging potatoes and then canning, freezing, and storing much of it for future use. I can still see kitchen […]
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