Country Life in Sandwich, New Hampshire
What does it take to get our Little House through a New Hampshire winter? A snow plow, lots of sand from the Sandwich Highway Department lot, and a porch loaded with firewood. Typically Todd does the plowing, sand shoveling, and … Continue Reading →
Everywhere I go in Sandwich this fall, the main topic of conversation is mice and how to get rid of them. Last year was a “mast year” for oaks and beeches. Every few years the trees produce an extraordinary load … Continue Reading →
Summer’s winding down, the lake is cooling off, and it’s berry time. My sous chef Elsa is now seven years old, and it won’t be long before she’s a master chef! To kick off Aunt Jane’s Cooking School, we made … Continue Reading →
July 20, 2018 I haven’t written a post in quite awhile, and I think it’s because I was working on this one in my heart. It was eight years ago today that we tucked my brother into the soil of … Continue Reading →
Three nearly back-to-back Nor’Easters have restored the snowpack here in Sandwich, New Hampshire, but it’s officially spring now, and the signs are clear. Longer days (and daylight savings time) mean that we’re fixing supper while it’s still light out, and … Continue Reading →
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 →
Fall is bulb-planting season, and at Booty Family Farm, that means garlic and lots of it! Well, technically it’s cloves that are planted to grow bulbs. They get started in the cool of fall, take a nap during the cold … Continue Reading →
Last summer, Booty Family Farm produced a bumper crop of corn. Oh, my heavens, so snappy-sweet delicious! This summer, raccoons and bears have been helping themselves to the delectable ears (booo!), but the fruit trees have been virtually left alone, which means … Continue Reading →
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 →
The farther out you live in the boondocks, the more exciting it is to receive mail. Our UPS driver is now considered a friend (shout out to Frank who likes to linger and chat), and USPS daily deliveries are practically … Continue Reading →