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During the past few weeks, I have mentioned that my theme for this summer could be risk taking. I didn't intend to choose to be a risk taker this summer, but a few amazing opportunities fell in my lap that were too incredible to pass up. I'll be sharing
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My Sunday morning is off to such a glorious beginning! To start the day, we discovered that this beautiful bouquet of flowers had been delivered to our farmhouse porch. Our sponsor, ChickenWaterer had them delivered to celebrate our feature in @real_s
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Necessity really is the mother of invention. I should know. I just made a temporary repair to our snow thrower's chute cable using a vice grip and two zip ties. It worked amazingly well as I plowed our driveway. While I was plowing, my Dad was ordering
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Our friends at @fresheggsdaily nominated 1840 Farm for the 2015 @betterhomesandgardens Blogger Awards in the baking category! As a subscriber to Better Homes and Gardens and a diehard fan of Fresh Eggs Daily, I'm a bit overwhelmed at the honor of being n
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When fresh snow falls on the farm, I can normally share a photo to show you how much we received. After this week's big storm, this morning's few inches don't stand out much! #snow #winter #farm
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I feel like I haven't done much this week other than shovel snow and fix appliances. I did manage to write my latest book review and publish it to our blog. I love this cookbook and know that you will too. It's filled with more than 400 recipes and org
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When today began, I had ambitious plans. I was hoping to clear up the last of the snow from yesterday’s storm and then spend time working inside the farmhouse to finish up a projects. Yesterday’s storm officially dropped 30 inches of snow on the farm an
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It finally stopped snowing early this morning. There's another snowstorm headed our way on Friday and again next Monday. I'm not sure where we are going to put all this snow. As you can see, the snow is already higher than our Mini Cooper and the bantam
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We just finished round three of snow cleanup. It's still snowing pretty heavy out there and is predicted to keep right on snowing until about 4:00 in the morning. We'll be back at it early tomorrow. Our @johndeere earned its keep today helping us clear
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The snow keeps falling, so the piles keep getting deeper and deeper around the barn and coop. This storm doesn't seem to want to end! #winter #storm #snow
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All this snow makes our hoop house look more like Bilbo Baggins' winter home than a place to start our spring garden! #winter #snow #hobbit #bilbobaggjns
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Comfort food wasn't the only thing I gathered up yesterday in preparation for the storm. We also stopped off at the library to pick up a bit of reading material. We came home with a mountain of books. I found books that cover a few of my favorite topic
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Living in New England, we've had a lot of practice preparing for winter storms and hurricanes the last few years. We have a pantry full of our home canned goods and a lot of staples that don't require refrigeration or cooking. We've got bottled water, b
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There's a proper New England blizzard happening here at 1840 Farm this morning. The wind is blowing snow around as fast as it is falling from the sky. We have about 9 inches on the ground with a lot of drifting. Did you wake up to snow this morning? Ho
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This is what the calm between the storms looks like. After watching six inches of snow fall yesterday, we’re expecting two feet of snow to fall on Monday evening into Tuesday. Yes, that’s right: two FEET. There’s not much that I can do about it except
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I just finished choosing the heirloom varieties for our entire 1840 Farm Heirloom Seed Collection. This year, we'll have three historical collections to share with you. I can't wait to share the details with you. My love of agrarian history came in han
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This is the entry hall closet here at 1840 Farm. We've improved this space since we moved in by giving it a fresh coat of paint, removing doors from the closet that were a real hindrance, and adding a new light fixture overhead. Even with those update
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Look what arrived in the mail yesterday: a fabulous new feeder from our friends at ChickenWaterer. I can't wait to fill it up and let our girls give it a try! #chickens
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The Sunday evening vinyl selection on the farmhouse kitchen turntable is Shiver +Shake by MY GOODNESS. This is a soulful way to spend a Sunday evening at home. #music #vinyl
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I took this photo at 2:00 this morning. The snow had just turned to sleet. This morning, it is raining with temperatures hovering right at freezing. What kind of weekend weather did you have so far?
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2015 is off to a good start! This lovely egg was waiting for me in the next box this morning. The temperature was in the 20s, but it was snug and warm under our Silkie hen Blackcap. She was happy to have me collect this egg so that she could go outside an
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We're celebrating New Year's Eve by playing a few epic games of Rummy at our farmhouse table. Knowing that we have Chocolate Chip Gooey Butter Cake for dessert is a bit of welcome news. This is my kind of New Year's celebration! How are you celebrating N
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I invite you to embark on a shared journey to make the world a better place by joining The 100 Good Deeds Project. You can learn more by visiting @the1gdbracelet or by reading my latest blog post through the link below. #DeedADay #1GD http://1840far
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I'm finishing up a blog post about my participation in The 100 Good Deeds and #DeedADay Campaign. I really do believe that we all have the power to make the world a better place one small step at a time. While I finish my post, you can learn more abou
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As promised, the vinyl is spinning and homemade smoked mozzarella stuffed meatballs with heirloom tomato sauce are bubbling away on the stove. Pete is looking pretty hopeful standing right behind us in the farmhouse kitchen. He might just find a meatball
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We woke up to a world covered in ice this morning. Ice skates would have been a lot more useful than muck boots when making my way to the coop!
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Black Friday doesn't excite me. For us, today is Record Store Day. For a farmhouse full of music lovers, Record Store Day is a twice a year holiday worth celebrating with gusto. We're back home and listening to The New Basement Tapes on the farmhouse ki
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This is what is left of Thanksgiving 2014 here at te farmhouse. The fire in the pellet stove is roaring and the heirloom pumpkins and corn are finished with their task of decorating our holiday table. For the last time this year: Happy Thanksgiving from
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The snow that fell during yesterday's storm was heavy and destructive. We have several inches to clear and a lot of fallen limbs to remove. Many people here in New England are without power today. We're hoping that our power holds and that power is res
