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We had a small but mighty Christmas, with a perfectly sized tree-for-three, which Sarah named Leroy. We had many presents, a Zoom call with the Burleighs, and a cassoulet dinner. The night before, Sarah made gingerbread cookies. When it came time to decorate them, everyone got involved. Daisy had a particularly successful holiday, receiving, in […]

We had an intimate Thanksgiving for three this year in our lugubrious dining room, with a relatively svelte (12 lb.) turkey from Kesicke Farm and all or most of the fixings. We had Zoom calls with Jen’s family and with mine, with Erica & Geoff participating in both. Sarah took charge of the apple pie, […]

We were more than a bit wistful Sunday evening when it was time to head back to New York after six months (for me, to the day) at the farm. Sarah stared at the hazy sky while Daisy ran over to see what she was doing. Daisy wasn’t thrilled about heading back to town either.

So far we have had spectacular weather for Labor Day weekend. On Friday we had a visit from Ivan and Elizabeth Saperstein, who brought fried chicken. We contributed a salad from our overflowing supply of tomatoes and cucumbers. Today, Daisy grazed near the hammock where I spent part of the afternoon, resting after a morning […]

Here is Daisy performing her nightly task of clearing the deer from the field. This week we had a visit from John Harris and his boys, who, together with their yellow lab Milo, are driving cross country to visit John’s mother in Little Compton, Rhode Island. It is always great to see the Harris family, […]

If you are a deer, and you do not respect the apron, you will be chased! Daisy shows really impressive speed here. Because deer seem well aware of Daisy’s electronic fence, sometimes she needs some backup.

Jen and Daisy enjoyed the first really warm day of spring, sunbathing on the lawn. Jen had to get Daisy her own towel. Everything is starting to bloom, even this aged pear tree. Herman, our bachelor muskrat, can be seen each evening swimming back and forth across the pond, building his nest.

There are signs of spring everywhere, including one Labrador Retriever who spent much of the weekend outdoors. You can see her sitting patiently in front of the house. On Saturday Daisy and I took a quick trip up Burger Hill, where we both enjoyed the warming weather and fine view.

We had a light dusting of snow today, not enough to get the dog wet or to prevent Sarah from practicing driving — she got her learner’s permit on Friday!

Daisy is constrained by her electric fence, but she waits patiently for those who travel a bit farther afield.