Wednesday, August 19, 2009
There seems to be no two days alike for us when Summer is here, and newly wed life is full of learning experiences. I’m still getting our own little routines in place (and admittedly, this isn’t my strong point) I , and our ” bones” schedule, though fairly helter-skelter of late, is [...]
Tuesday morning, 8 am. It’s pouring down rain, and I mean buckets. Little rivers of water are running down the driveway. I can’t complain, because we’ve been praying for rain for weeks, but it is Farmer’s Market day, and none of the produce is picked yet. Not only is it hard to harvest lettuce in [...]
Summer is here! The birds are singing about it, and the calender agrees, even if it does insist on being cool and rainy up in North Idaho.
I love Summer. It promises happy times–barefoot days, watermelon feasts and picnics, and it is the season to stock up on Fresh, for winter is coming.
One of my favorite [...]
The Acheson and Ivester farms both got baby chicks on the same day this spring! Gretchen and Lanier decided to do a joint post to share all about our new baby chicks and spring on the farm…
by Gretchen Acheson
Chick Day. Our local feed store has three “Chick Days” each spring. Everyone from moderate-scale chicken [...]
This should have been part one, but I accidentally mixed them up! Enjoy all the same…- Natalie
How many kinds of wildflowers grow,In an English country garden?We’ll tell you now of some that we know,Those we miss, you’ll surely pardon!Daffodils, heart’s ease and phlox,Meadowsweet and lady smocks,Gentian, lupine and hollyhocks,Roses, foxgloves, snowdrops, and [...]
