I met my husband Ben when I was a month shy of my 18th birthday, and I married him when I was 19.  (The photo above was taken the day after our wedding – I love this photo.)  This summer, we’ll celebrate our ten year anniversary.  I wouldn’t say that getting married so young is ...
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A few weeks ago, when I posted about having a garden this year instead of a farm, the wonderful and sweet Tonya of Plain & Joyful Living said to me that she had just been telling her husband about my family, and wondering how we did it all.  I replied that I’d been wondering the ...
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So many thanks to all of you who added your voices to Get Real: Making Dinner. What fun! I recently made – and our whole family loves – this healing tooth powder. Some yummy recipes and ideas for a good spring cleanse are here.  I especially like the French Lentil Salad. This quilt tutorial series ...
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So, I don’t have a cell phone, much less an IPhone, but I still love this post, because more and more, I’m digging into this – my kids do not need constant attention, and moms have always had wordk to do: Dear Mom on the IPhone, I Get It.   Love this post from Cara ...
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At Wheatberry: Golden Salad – sweet winter spinach dressed with our house vinaigrette, roasted golden & red beets, and a scoop of VT fresh chevre. Veggie Burger (Vegan) – Power packed with Cayuga Farm organic beans, fresh house-ground organic almond butter, organic beets and carrots, organic sunflower, flax, and sesame seeds, and our scrumptious herb ...
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from “Messenger” by Mary Oliver Are my boots old? Is my coat torn? Am I no longer young, and still not half-perfect? Let me keep my mind on what matters, which is my work, which is mostly standing still and learning to be astonished. (Happy Sunday, everyone.)

The boys and I are teaching at the NOFA summer conference today and tomorrow – wish us luck!  Thanks for all your great questions, can’t wait to share the answers with you! Blessings, Adrie

(sorry for the night-time photo!) Ben’s Easy Raglan is coming along nicely. It’s [pretty humbling knitting a man-sized sweater – I’m about 1/4 done, and by now I would be finished if it were a child’s sweater! Ella and I are reading The Milly-Molly-Mandy Storybook, and we both love it. So rare to find a ...
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Today, I have a question for you.  In just a few weeks, I’m teaching two classes at the Northeast Organic Farming Association’s Summer Conference.  One is about how to cook with locally grown whole grains and beans, and the other is about how to really cook at home – how to take back you family’s ...
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Joining Ginny for Yarn Along.  I took this photo while my Oaklet was still in progress, and I was getting ready to read more Steiner (Discussions with Teachers) to prepare for homeschooling next fall.  Funny how early June seems like a long, long time ago. The yarn from our ewes, Molly and Curly, arrived from ...
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