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A garden in progress

Our new house is awesome. I’m dying to show you all photos. We did so much work on it over the last six weeks or so, and it is truly transformed. I have some fun before and after photos, but unfortunately they are housed on a computer that is still packed away in a box [...]

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Granny Chic

… might be my favorite Flickr group ever. images from the pool: (1) (2) (3) (4)

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What home means to me

I’m delighted to be participating in a little project called Pin It Forward that you may have seen around blogland. 300 bloggers are creating pinboards on the subject of “What home means to me.” Here are a few things that mean home to me: eating outside, a cozy bed, fresh flowers, homegrown food, my beautiful [...]

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Fall garden

Isn’t chard beautiful? This is my fall garden. It looks a little battered because it’s been raining, but it’s pretty hearty. I planted dragon carrots (they are small and deep red), parsnips, broccoli, chard, and kale. I am a big fan of winter greens, especially kale.

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Making Fire

We have a wood-burning stove in our kitchen to help keep it heated. We are getting the hang of using it, making fire and keeping it burning slowly through the day. It’s incredibly cozy and smells wonderful. Kenn is very proud of his newly found caveman firemaking skills. We have a huge pile of wood [...]

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