Homemade Wassail Recipe
Wassail is traditionally a warm cider drink with the flavors of apple cider, orange juice and mulling spices (like cinnamon and clove) served during the holidays. Mix this up for your next gathering and enjoy the delicious aroma as it fills your home.
Burning Week
During a different life, a million years ago, or maybe just a couple of decades, when I lived in a different world, or maybe in an apartment in a city with no chickens and no dairy cows and no gaggle of sons, I got lost.
A Night in the Garden
I sat in the garden until after dark tonight. I rarely do. Kids need dinner and baths. The laundry needs to be moved over and the kitchen needs to be cleaned up. But tonight, I stayed out and left the rest to wait.
The Grief of Growing Up
I cried in bed this morning. I was tired, sure. Somewhere in the wee hours, a gangly ten-year-old shook me violently…
Snack and a Nap
Sometimes I cannot find the romance of life. It used to come easy, when the farm was new and the yearning to have it was still fresh enough that I could remember the way it had hurt.
How to Make Compost Tea
Learn to make your own compost tea and fertilize your garden for incredible growth and healthy soil filled with life.
30 Dollars in a Little Tin
I received my first camera on my ninth birthday. It was an old 110 mm film camera loaded and ready with my first roll of film. I also received thirty dollars in single bills stuffed into a little tin.
The Story in a Seed
Years ago, when my oldest son Jackson was around six years old, my husband asked him what he thought I might like for my birthday. Jackson thought long and hard, and as if a light bulb suddenly burned above his head, he exclaimed, “I know! Catalogs!”
Farmer’s Market Shopping Tips – Ways to Make the Most of the Market
Learn the best farmer’s market shopping tips before you shop. The trick to finding the best vendor to sell you what you need lies in asking the right questions.
For Love of the Story
I had written my first short story before I was halfway through elementary school. It was a riveting tale about a bi-species gal named Uni, half unicorn and half pegasus, being raised in the bustling city of Unilopolis.
