Weekend Strawberry Jam
With all the just-picked fresh strawberries in our house, jam was one of my big projects for this past weekend. […]
Strawberry Love
Yes indeed, strawberries are one of my all-time favorite fruits. Always have been. As a kid I loved going to
Strawberry Picking at Broadturn Farm
It’s strawberry season again! And it came early this year–due, I suppose, to the unseasonably warm winter and relatively early
Seedlings Growing
Earlier today I glanced into the sun porch and saw Connor there, quietly watching the seedlings. What a lovely thing
Freezing Fiddleheads
We went fiddlehead picking again mid last week, and finally they were up for real! We got to enjoy a
Planting the seedlings
Now that we have our potting soil ready, we can finally get our seedlings going. Yesterday was a gorgeous, sunny
Need Potting Soil? Make Your Own!
Last weekend was definitely a rainy weekend, but at this time of year we just don’t have the luxury of
Fiddleheading in the Rain!
Every year about mid-April, my husband Ben and I, as well as my brother John, start keeping our eyes on
Rauha’s Pulla
I have a handful of vivid memories of my maternal Finnish-American grandmother, Rauha, from when I was growing up….knitting, collecting
Marmalade Day with the Boys
Well, I brought home two half-pints of marmalade from last Saturday’s canning class, and by Sunday evening had managed to