welcome to the farm
Aug 28 2012
Sarah seemed to have a tolerably good time at the Dutchess County Fair this year. We missed the fair last year because of a hurricane, but Sarah nevertheless won a blue ribbon. This year, Sarah went twice, on Friday and Saturday. There were no ribbons for us this year, blue or otherwise. Jen’s blackberry jam […]
Aug 20 2012
This weekend we celebrated Jen’s birthday in high agrarian style. Here’s Jen showing the tomato plants what’s what. Like most farmers, Jen and Sarah started the day with a hearty breakfast. Sarah received calls on this recently harvested cucumber. We dropped off our entries for the Dutchess County Fair, which starts on Tuesday. Jen entered […]
Aug 12 2012
Sarah snacked moodily on heirloom tomatoes before we departed from the farm this evening. We have a new — and vibrant — beehive in one of the maples in front of the cottage. You can hear it buzzing from some distance away. We consulted Ray Tousey, who sells honey at the Rhinebeck Farmers’ Market. He said […]
Aug 06 2012
We had a very relaxing summer vacation at the farm. We had beautiful sunsets … … and beautiful moonsets. Jen made blackberry jam and other delicious things. We spent plenty of time with our resident hawks, who for some reason have nested very close to our bedroom window, rise early, and are quite agitated. Jen […]