seasonal rhythmsWhere does the time go, and how in the world did we arrive so quickly to the new month of… |
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choresOn the farm, we are in the midst of seasonal chores—weeding the garden; freezing herbs for winter; making and freezing… |
jill & janeWe can look forward to learning a great deal more about Jane Franklin (1712-1794) when Jill Lepore’s book The Book… |
summer readingThere is nothing like a page-turner, and better yet, nothing like a bewitching summer read, and for this I turned… |
buzzOur two new bee nucs arrived this week. A nuc (short for nucleus) contains one queen, 5,000-10,000 bees and the… |
double or triple dutyLydia Maria Francis Child states in The American Frugal Housewife, “The true economy of housekeeping is simply the art of… |
lawn.landOne of our first chores when we moved into our colonial home was to establish a garden plot. Ironically, this… |