The mist is thick, as we are not an intervale farm, sitting up high on ridge in the foot hills not far from Wachusett Mountain.…
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One of the most important parts of farming and homesteading is organization. This pot rack ran us $110. It’s a bit of a DIY. These…
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A Sweater For Winter
The hearth of the home is a special place. Especially here. The whole house revolves around the hearth. That is simply the lay out. I…
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A Trip To Maine
The darkness of the night rides on the back of the New England mist, as it rolls in as a thick veil of fog.…
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Homemade Vanilla Extract
It is a lovely day here at Wildflower, the weather is nice not too cold, we have wispy clouds, and sunshine, and it feels like…
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A Farewell To Christmas
It’s perhaps my least favorite day of the year. Outside I smell rain slicked ice and the damp NE cold. Inside I smell a that…
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A Little Photo From This Morning
It’s been one of those days….. My dogs climbing me all day like some sort of woman shaped jungle gym. They step in every tender…
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Cinnamon Rolls Christmas Brunch
Today, I am the matriarch of the house…. But as a child, it was my mum who filled the roll I fill now. Every Christmas…
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Christmas In Little Berlin
We settled in a small farming town about a year after moving back to the US. First we lived in an apartment in Arlington, but…
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Finnish Ham from Savo
My husband and I have very different Christmas traditions because we come from opposite sides of the great Atlantic Pond. As should be wicked clear…
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Declaring Christmas Peace
Finland, where my husband is from, has an unbroken tradition that goes back centuries. Every Christmas Eve, peace is declared. Until then the festivities don’t…
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Let The Festival Of Lights Begin!
In here, the glow of the wood stove causes a warm almost gooey, cozy feeling. The lights are low and though the night is young,…
