Squamazons

One of the great pleasures of living in Sandwich is that Squam Lake is in our backyard. The land of snow mobiles and bob houses in winter (think ice fishing) transforms into a boaters and swimmers paradise in summer. At … Continue Reading →

Summer Chores

Ah, summer! The farm gardens are at their peak and the stand is loaded with beautiful produce. I even picked up corn today — the bears didn’t get it this year! But as we enjoy swimming and boating with the … Continue Reading →

Keeping Cool

Summer has arrived! Tomatoes are ripening in the growing tunnel at Booty Family Farm, we’re swimming in squash and beans, the baby chicks are teenagers, Elsa’s flowers are in the farm stand, the sheep are knee deep in grass, and … Continue Reading →

Sheltering on the Farm

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed everything and nothing. On the farm, we’re socially distanced like all respectful people — no farm family dinners, no hugging Granny, and no Cooking Club with Elsa. But then again, we’re still a friendly and … Continue Reading →

Progressive Dinner Party

It seems like ages since I’ve written a “Try This!” post, but our annual progressive dinner party is worth sharing. What fun to spend New Year’s Eve with a bunch of friends traveling from house to house through the woods, … Continue Reading →

Shingling

Country living involves a lot of DIY projects. In the last two days, Todd cleaned out drain lines with a snake (picture a gushing waterfall at our washing machine hose connection); added antifreeze to the tanks in our sweet little … Continue Reading →

Winter Flood

On the last day of February, it’s hard to remember those winter days when we had rain instead of snow, and lots of it! The snow started in November, and we’ve had snow here in Sandwich ever since. The snow … Continue Reading →

Lake Skating

Winter started early this year with a snowy November. We were excited! When you live (by choice) somewhere where there are four distinct seasons, the changes are welcome. In November we dug out our sleds and skis, ready to … Continue Reading →

Icing

Have you ever heard a refrigerator referred to as an icebox? (It’s a grandma thing.) We have friends who live “off the grid,” independent of public utilities — solar panels for electricity, heating exclusively with wood, and cooling the old … Continue Reading →

Pontoon

Nothing says country on the lake better than a pontoon boat. Ours is our little house on Squam, and we’re quite enamored with it. We started our boat family with a sailboat, a used O’Day sailor that had lovely classic … Continue Reading →