Winter has settled in on the farm. Days are lengthening and the chickens are laying more eggs. Sugaring time is just around the bend. The snow pack isn’t particularly deep (we’re just a tad short of 2 feet on our … Continue Reading →
We weren’t able to get away on our annual North Carolina trip last spring. We had made reservations at our favorite campgrounds on the Outer Banks and outside Asheville when the pandemic hit and the campgrounds closed. Oh, well, at … Continue Reading →
What on earth is that on the farm truck? I’ll give you a hint: it has to do with horses. These days, farm animals on Booty Family Farm include sheep, pigs, and chickens, but once, gentle giants roamed the pastures. … Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
Thinking about baking a pie or maybe a quiche for dinner? I’ve “discovered” an old-timey, inexpensive tool that makes dough rolling a breeze. What is this magical device, you ask? A square of canvas! I feel certain that my grandmother … Continue Reading →
It took winter some time to settle in this year with January succumbing to bouts of loathsome wintery mix and that dreaded freezing rain, but now in late February we’re blanketed with a couple of feet of snow and are … Continue Reading →
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 →
Did you ever enter a contest when you were a kid? Maybe a science fair? You know, the baking soda and vinegar volcano that erupted all over the kitchen while your mother was trying to tend to the Hamburger Helper? … Continue Reading →
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 →
