When I need to think, I often head out to the abandoned cemeteries around here and chat with the original homesteaders of these lands. These neighbors are good listeners, they get where I am coming from, and they almost always send me on my way with a deeper sense of peace. This week, Saoirse and […]
A Moment to Celebrate
And so Easter was spent at our various family dinners as tradition and desires dictated. But then our dear friends Cornelia and Greg opened up the old church hall in our hamlet, a fixer-upper that they bought out of love a few years back that they’ve been slowly restoring. They put one of our lambs […]
MacAuslands Woolen Mill
Today’s journey was deeper into the Maritimes, to MacAuslands’ Woolen Mill, a fifth generation family-run mill that has been processing our fleeces for over twenty years. We use MacAuslands for the blankets that we sell (you can see them in the farm store), as it is the only mill on the Eastern Seaboard that will […]
More Found Treasure
This was sitting in my office when I came in this morning, one of Saoirse’s latest creations. This figure is Hera (yup. We’re still into the Greeks). Made with Sculpey Modeling Clay. Sometimes, I guess it pays to go to bed early and let them stay up late. Posted with Blogsy
Found Treasure
Any guesses? We’re so excited. We haven’t found these since my brother and I were kids. Of course, I think it takes a kid to find such treasures… Posted with Blogsy
April Fools
We stared out at the snow on the fields yesterday morning, and determined that homeschooling needed to be temporarily suspended in order to force spring. This year, she is like a reluctant bulb, resisting our need for her to flower. And so Saoirse and Ula packed a backpack with a picnic, and we shuttled […]
How I Spent My LONG LONG winter
I didn’t just set about writing a novel (which is a little over halfway done now…I hope!). I also took on a few other learning endeavors. Here’s one of them. I’ll share a few of the other projects as the weather warms and I slowly find my way back to steady blogging once more. I […]
Hardly worth it
Even I am beginning to doubt we will ever make that first gallon of syrup this year. We got the evaporator fired up one day last weekend, and then the temperatures plummeted once more, freezing all the sap in our tanks. We’ve been at a stand still ever since. Let’s hope today’s sun will help […]
What Learning Looks Like
Following my lead, Saoirse has decided to learn how to spin in these lingering days of winter. I began a month ago. My first bobbin was spun with whips of kinky springs, undignified rememberences of the sheep’s generous gifts. I unrolled it, scuttled it into a ball, then tossed it aside. But her first bobbin […]
Back to the Good Life
Sure, Bob is still under house arrest for his recovery. But that doesn’t stop me from loving all that winter offers… Posted with Blogsy
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