Ramps!
Wild daffodils are sprouting up in every open patch on the whole 9 acres. Along with the daffodils are patches of green sprouts, a little different than the daffodil leaves and unidentifiable to us novices. At first we thought these…
Closer and Closer to Their Fresh-Air Future
At 8-plus weeks, the Guineas are fully feathered and developing those flabby, weird skin features around their heads, like turkeys. Aside from their polka dots, they’re not the prettiest creatures, but we’re pretty fond of them and their general mania,…
Our Froggies Are a-Courtin’
As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, the frogs made a reappearance in our pond yesterday. The first time we visited the farm last summer, there had been a frog sunning itself on a lilly pad in the pollywog-filled pond, putting…
Our First Daffodil Bloom
The unseasonably warm weather today (it was around 85F this afternoon) brought about a lot of activity – birds were singing like crazy, frogs appeared in our pond, mosquitoes came out, and our daffodils finally started to bloom. There are…
Let it rain
Our water comes from a well, tapped into the Housatonic watershed, and is wonderfully crisp and cool. However, it is hard, so we have to run it through a water softener to keep it from eventually clogging our pipes with…
Goodbye “Lola”, Hello “Rosie”
When we first signed the contract to get our house we knew we would finally have to enter the world of car ownership. Neither of us have ever owned a car, and had been renting Zip cars on a weekly…