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We had beautiful, cool, clear days this weekend.  Here’s the sun rising this morning over the pond. Later this morning, Sarah and her friend Max went apple picking.   They went all the way into the trees to get them. Here are a couple of pictures  from last weekend: Sarah, out for a walk … […]

We had a beautiful and warm Saturday, with the leaves just starting to turn.  We also had a surprise visit from Nana and Grandpa — an especial treat for Sarah, who, at last, found someone willing to play Battleship with her. On Sunday, we harvested Sarah’s pumpkins.  Let’s  hope they last until Halloween!

We gave the old Dazey butter churn a whirl this morning.  Actually, we gave it what seemed like thousands of whirls.  Eventually, the cream started to look butterish. And then, suddenly, it was butter — quite tasty, but I wouldn’t want to have to do it every morning.

This weekend we attended the 165th Dutchess County Fair.  It’s not just about sampling local delicacies, such as fried dough, funnel cake and elephant ears.  We met plenty of animals, from the soulful goats… … to the handsome, prize-winning roosters… … to the miffed-looking, ribbonless roosters. There were many, many piglets. Sarah even learned how to make non-dairy […]

Here’s Jen fixing up one of the two cast iron beds we picked up at a barn sale last weekend.  The other one is in Sarah’s room — she says it’s like sleeping on a cloud, so we’re not sure refinishing it could improve upon that. The garden is producing beautiful brandywine tomatoes, and plenty […]

We had a great summer vacation, mostly at the farm.  We started off last week with a canoe trip in the Adirondacks, on Follensby Clear Pond.  Here is Sarah preparing to launch the Sarah K.  Sarah got the full camping experience, including a campfire dinner (hot dogs, corn on the cob and s’mores) and plenty […]

It has not been a great year for berries.  Jen was able to whip this up on Saturday night, but there will not be dozens of jars of jam, as there were last year. Fortunately, things are going well in the garden.  In this corner is Sarah’s pumpkin plant, which is taking over the world. […]

It was a hot weekend.  Here’s Sarah on Sunday, after cooling off with a dip in the pond. On Saturday, Sarah had a visit from her friend Sophie.  Sophie has a swimming pool, and could not be induced to swim in the pond, but they did have a lot of fun together.  They went bug-hunting, […]

Sarah made three Mothers’ Day cards this year.  On Wednesday morning, she pulled me aside in the kitchen and told me, “We’re in big trouble!”  When I asked why we were in big trouble, she said, “Sunday is Mothers’ Day.  We’ve got to start making something!”  I said we had time to make something, but […]

Sarah and Jen spent last weekend together.  Here’s Sarah’s picture of her mom.   This weekend, we surveyed the damage from the week’s snowstorms.