The weather is crisp and the colors glorious...it's a fine time for a fall picnic and a hike in the woods. It's October! And my aff...

October has come to the country and I am filled with autumn busyness! Ahhh, the days are finally cooler.  The passing summer has been e...

The harvest has begun... as the combines bring in corn and bales of hay are stacked in the 90-degree heat, this came to mind...I hope you...

A quick trip around the farm for a look at some of the things that make me smile...happy Friday! A scarecrone keeping the fruits & v...

A short post on this cool summer morning to share a photo.. My daughter and I help in our church's Family History Center twice a mo...

Things like this just make me smile! Happy Friday, friends!

As summer winds down (school begins in 2 weeks!) there's lots happening here on the farm. Just like everyone else, there's always m...

That's what my mother-in-law always says, and she's right...too short to spend time on things we don't enjoy, too short to rush...

I'm always drawn to old things...things that look like they just need a little love. Weathered signs, window frames, and vintage wateri...

For anyone with kids, you know that May is, yes, both merry and madcap! From band & orchestra concerts to award ceremonies & celebr...

  I thought you might like a peek at the first blooms of our Kitchen Orchard...this time of year is the prettiest time, with all the rose-l...

Today there is a lingering chill in the air. As the barn cats and I walk back from the mailbox, we step around the many puddles that remind...

It's always such fun to find a surprise in the mailbox...especially when it's one from Capper's Farmer! Love those folks...thei...

Well, as previously posted, the saying goes "There will be 3 snows after the forsythia bloom." I'm here to tell you that old ...

That's how the old saying goes...and if it holds true, we have two more snows to come. Driving this weekend we were in a good old-fas...

    Wishing you the joys of Easter...children's laughter, squeals of delight, chocolaty goodness, as well as fun-filled egg hunts...

The madcap month of March...today the sun is brightly shining, warming & waking up the farmland around us. Who would have thought we on...

This old farm is up early every day...the first alarm goes off at 4:45, the second at 5:00 - just in case I've hit the snooze button. E...

This little light came together in under 5 minutes...seriously, and I had everything on hand.    I love little "what if I tried this?...

a few snapshots of the frost and wintry landscape before they're all gone... clothesline just waiting for spring...  we...