June 9, 2014
June 6, 2014
This past Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday we had an entire crew of folks working on my book down to my house for my book’s photo shoot. It was so exciting to the people that have been working on my book and to finally see the book begin to come to life through the photographer’s eye!Read…
June 4, 2014
Father’s Day is right around the corner. If you are like us and love to sit by the fire year round, then this firewood canvas tote craft might be just up your alley. We love giving gifts that are lovely and functional!Read more
June 2, 2014
This past weekend, I turned another year older and got to enjoy the most delicious ice cream cake from Four Seas Ice Cream. They are a family favorite and historic ice cream shop around the corner from our home. It was filled with coconut and vanilla ice cream with a chocolate fudge center. Her are a…
May 28, 2014
Good morning! Just sent in the last round of edits on the book and doing some last minute preparations for our baby chicks’ arrival and the book’s photo shoot. I hope you have a wonderful day!Read more
May 23, 2014
Sleeping standing up When we first purchased the chicks I knew they would not live forever. As their average life expectancy is five to seven years, I knew that meant that some hens might die sooner and others later. This was merely an average. Unfortunately lately, Tilly has been showing her age and my mind…
May 21, 2014
I’m always looking for ways to upcycle and re-purposed worn out items in the garden. In my latest craft for HGTV Gardens, I turned a leaking garden hose into a harvest basket for the vegetable garden. Of course, it has many more uses including toting around garden tools, holding weeds and it even works as…
May 19, 2014
I love spending time outdoors in my gardens and crafting from nature, so when I was asked to review a copy of A Garden to Dye For by Chris McLaughlin, I was super excited. In Chris’ book, she shares how to take plantings from the garden and nature to dye fabrics, papers, and yarns. Through…
May 16, 2014
We had the pleasure of keeping chickens for the past five years. Over those years, I’ve learned a good deal about their overall care, needs, and simple ways to make it easier to care for them. Over the past couple of weeks, I have been busy landscaping around the new coop and run and adding…
May 14, 2014
Plant containers full of edibles. This container is filled with lettuce, pansies and sugar snap peas. One of my favorite things in the world is watching my chickens explore their surroundings when they are out during supervised free-ranging. Chickens left unsupervised can devastate gardens and landscaping in mere minutes, especially gardens with new tender plantings.…
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Sharing an inspired life from the New England seaside. Chickens, Bees, Gardens, Art and Yummy Goodness.