(you know how I feel about birthday pies . . .)
Thanks so much for all of your kind words about my article for Rhythm of the Home!  It’s a joy to be part of such a supportive community.
This is another big month for us – planting beans for Pioneer Valley Heritage Grain CSA, training a ...
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Before you do anything else, hop over to Rhythm of the Home’s Summer Edition, where I wrote an article on loving your mother – Earth!
(our family, according to Ella: from the left, Ella “with stripes”, Ben “with a beard”, and me “with little feet”)
There’s so much happening it’s hard to find a moment here, but ...
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On Tuesday, we celebrated Ben’s birthday.  As you may remember, we’re a big fan of birthday pies around here, and so at Ben’s request I made Pascal Rigo’s Caramel-Pecan Chocolate Tart, from our favorite American Boulangerie.  With the help of my, um, assistant pastry chef Ella (just don’t tell her she’s not the main chef), ...
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Hello friends.  Don’t forget to keep entering the Local Bread Giveaway – it’s so fun to hear from all of you!

On Sunday, we had a big tri-birthday celebration, aka a pie extravaganza.  I proposed to my dear friend Seth, and our farm apprentice Jeanine (the other two birthdays) that we try birthday pies instead of ...
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