Dusk in the Jardin Potager. I love those words... jardin potager. They are so romantic and descriptive to me I can hardly stand it. But you have to swear to me that you will pronounce it "poe-tagh-ay" - soft "g" and all that. Never say "pot-ig-er". Ever. ...
This little piggie went to pasture. Thanks to our new Pallet Pig Fence! Oh, my goodness. I've lost my mind. I love pigs. It's silly I know, we've raised chickens for meat and eggs, rabbits for meat, have dairy goats, grow lots of veggies but having pigs makes me feel...
I'm still here... and I'm OK. Thank you to those who have reached out to check on me. We're on the home stretch here with this sweet baby due in less than six weeks and the strong, spring demands of farm life. But can you believe it? It's almost over but as every...
Ten-Year-Old Boy Birthday Party Ideas Five kids.... That's a whole lot of outgoing cash five times a year via birthdays. But not here. I'll let you in on a little secret... the way we do birthdays around here... First...Birthdays are a BIG deal to me. It's the day God...
This is a repost of a blog post written about two years ago... to get into the Christmas Decorating/Pinning Spirit I thought I'd bring it back front and centre. French Country Christmas: The Parisienne Farmhouse... Noël Unbelievable: it's our second Christmas here at...
Today it's short, sweet and cold. Like... freezing. Like the tarp that goes under our pool is covering my precious strawberries, the rosemary are draped in beach towels, the leeks covered by vintage tablecloths and I am just plain saying a prayer for all the lavender....
It's that time. The temperatures are leveling out, the wind has mellowed and the spring plantings have called. Our whole schedule changes now as a family as we switch from "Hit it Hard" - our motto for the first quarter to "Get Outside" our motto for the second...
The time is here. The black Sharpie is out... and the graph paper too. I'm rounding up all the seeds I saved from last years plantings and pouring over my notes from last year and my dreams for this year. It's seed time baby. Once the Christmas tree is out with the...
Eggs. Eggs. Eggs. It's so funny because I "am not an animal person" but let me tell you... If you are an animal that offers my family something - I love you. My chickens are WELL taken care of. Dare I say - spoiled. (Which is why I am so mad at them right now....