Yikes! I’ve been caught with a child who isn’t blissfully happy on the camera….The other day, when she helped me, she was full of smiles. Today she wanted to sit and listen to music, rather than help me stack the last load of firewood. But I had her work with me for one hour (and […]
The Best Way to Eat Broccoli
In my humble opinion, the best way to eat broccoli is to leave the florets for Mom and Dad, and go straight for the leaves. I remove the ribs (save them for my broth), and tear them up for salad greens. I marinate them in a dressing of chopped garlic, coarse salt and olive oil […]
Yin Yang
To conclude our week of reflecting on competing joys, Ula engages in an artistic meditation on balance. Ok, for now, she just thinks the symbol is really pretty….
A Day on the Wood Pile
All in all, I would have to say it was a lovely day. Everyone pitched in, all the firewood was stacked in four and a half hours, a number if critters were observed and admired up close before being moved to safety, and we had that blissful, deep, glorious fatigue that let us drift away […]
Shaving Soap
It takes a couple weeks to take lard and tallow from pigs and cattle and transform them into shaving soap. But no matter how many times I do it, the process continues to amaze me. These will be ready to ship next week. For those of you who would be interested in acquiring some, I […]
Errr…What’s cooking?
I have been allowing Ula more autonomy in the kitchen. But this is the scene I found on my counter this morning after she fixed her breakfast. Not sure what to make of it.
Creekside Treasure Hunt
Actually, around these parts, it would be crickside.
Lamb Harvest
I know. This may not seem a pretty set of images when pondering this way of life, but it is part of how we live. Every time I have an opportunity to work in our cutting room and feel these cool carcasses move through my fingers on their journey to becoming meat and sustenance for […]
Blueberries
In Good Company
Just feeling grateful this morning that they have each other.