of school at home.  Ella’s been very, very interested in school lately.  Luckily, my inner fire was kindled a month or so ago by some of Carrie’s fabulous planning posts, so I had gotten a planner from A Little Garden Flower, and started putting our year together.  When I told her school would start yesterday, ...
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(our 2009 PVHG grain share)
Has it really been a whole week? Before we go further – we’re very grateful this week for this kind mention in The New York Times.
This week, I’d like to linger in some gratitude for books.  Those who know me probably know that I’m a big bibliophile.  A friend once told ...
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Grateful to have moved past my fears, and made this new open banner (at last!)
Grateful for this book that’s got me fired up about socks – here we go!
Grateful for the rains that came in the night.
Grateful for visitors, and the chance to visit others.
Grateful for finally making a sewing card, instead of just thinking ...
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It doesn’t work . . .

yet.
(And in case you’re wondering, why a treadle?  Because it can sew through almost anything, it’s quiet enough to sew while I talk with my love, it’s beautiful enough to be in the living room, and if we ever have a life with no electricity, I can still clothe my ...
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Grateful to be back in the habit of gratitude.
(Seth working on the horse-drawn harrow)
So very, very grateful for the beautiful birth of our dear friends Seth & Bethany’s new baby boy, Case.  Welcome, Case!
And grateful, for this, which came like a gift.
The Turning
And now, I begin to turn home.
That simple,
that hard.
Wood stacked and ready,
knives sharpened,
fabric, ...
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It’s been a strange week (in a strange summer) here.  I must confess that I’ve got a serious case of the crankies.  So let’s talk about something else!
(new apron for the bakery, baby vest, child’s Waffle hat)
I often get asked “How do you find the time to do so many things?” (or a similar question).  ...
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and now I’ll teach you. Here’s how to make creamed corn, which contains no actual cream, but tastes creamy and delicious (and so simple to make). This is one of my early food memories, and something my grandmother would freeze and send home with us from their huge home garden.
First, while sweet corn ...
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(us, circa 2007 – Ella was three months old when we opened this space!)
That’s right friends, this month marks three years on Main St in Amherst!  We have the most amazing customers, and we’re so proud to be part of this thriving, beautiful community.  To celebrate, we’ve had free birthday cake in past years, but ...
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Happy Lamas (Harvest Festival) everyone!

This weekend brought some serious harvest bounty from farms here in our blessed Valley.  Ella and I managed to drive an hour out to Benson Place in Heath to pick up our wild blueberries, and on the way we stopped at the Greenfield Farmer’s Market.  We got ripe peaches, the first ...
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