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Hello friends – We’re all quite sickey here at our house, so this space will be quiet for a few days.  Thanks for all your sweet comments – I will, of course, share the sweet potato balls and cranberry caramel tart recipe as soon as I’m back.  Good health to you and yours, Adrie

I’m grateful for the new cat in our life, a sweet grey fluffy girl named Jasper. I’m grateful for the arrival of a very dear old friend, who is here for Thanksgiving! I’m grateful for our customers, and our community, which helps us do the work we love. I’m grateful for successful homemade tortillas (recipe ...
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Most people think Thanksgiving is about turkeys, but I must tell you in all love, that is not.  It’s all about the pies. At least, that’s how it is in my house.  Yes, we’ll be having a beautiful turkey raised by a neighbor, and some amazing sides including collard greens and sweet potato balls rolled ...
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Between this weekend’s distribution and the previous one, we moved Ten Thousand Pounds of local, organically grown grains into the eager hands of our CSA members.  There were over 200 people in my living room and kitchen Saturday afternoon scooping their shares, there were five fantastic folks helping us make it all possible, and one ...
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. . . .playing along with Ginny of Small Things today for Yarn Along – two favorite things, knitting and books.  Today, we’re reading Geraldine, the Music Mouse by Leo Lionni, after seeing a great puppet show version at the Eric Carle Museum. And I’m knitting along as fast as I can on this sweet ...
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I’m grateful for the fall, which lays bare the bones of the land again, showing us her curves and beauty.  The mountains appear sometimes as we drive up and down these hills, the stones walls peek out from beneath the fallen leaves. Grateful for these healthy lambs, which are getting so big!  Someone else is ...
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I go outside with my lantern, my lantern goes with me Above the stars shine brightly, down here on earth shone we The cock does crow, the cat meows, la bimmel, la bammel, la boom, ‘Neath heaven’s dome til we go home, la bimmel, la bammel, la boom. (you can hear this sung here) I ...
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Playing along with Ginny of Small Things. Shh.  Don’t tell Ben, but the elves are making him some of Elizabeth Zimmerman’s mitered mittens, in Barberic Farm yarn to match his warmest winter hat from last year (this yarn is hard to capture in a photo, so you’ll have to take my word for it – ...
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Hello everyone, here are two of the past week’s menus at our house, and I didn’t forget my promise for a nourishing vegetarian soup – Potato Leek is here to rock your tastebuds and soul. Monday:  “Pasta” Cheesy Emmer, Roasted Cauliflower & Beets, Pan-fried Hamsteak Tuesday: Soup with Meat Split Pea Soup with carrots, onion, ...
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