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Day 340: The flyer for the permaculture intro class our friends Penny and Mary are teaching on our farm--using our place as the case study. If you're in the area and interested--you should NOT miss this. To be continued... (Introduction to Permaculture &
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Day 339: The elements of Kim's Mother's Day omelette. Mushrooms from our friends and fellow neighborhood homesteaders, sundried tomatoes from last years garden and wild heirloom asparagus we found growing by our cemetery. To be continued...
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Day 337: Picking up potatoes to plant! To be continued...
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Day 336: Our friend Josh help prepare the big garden for planting by spreading a huge plastic sheet (borrowed from a neighbor) over it to kill any grass seeds after plowing. To be continued...
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Day 335: Visiting a nearby farm to look at milking goats to adopt. To be continued...
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Day 334: Our neighbor brought his tractor along to make the old pony run into our vegetable garden. To be continued...
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Day 333: Though they didn't clear it entirely on their own, O and C showed a true commitment to the new blackberry patch by clearing it for over three hours with no breaks. To be continued...
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Day 332: Easter egg hunting. To be continued...
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Day 331: Jared and Julian clear Fifi's winter sediment layer before the last dump run. To be continued...
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Day 330: A marvelous, if slightly delayed Passover all together (cousin T not pictured). Many folks worked hard to bring our dining table together and we salute you! To be continued....
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Day 329: Carey empties the end of the last syrup run while Julian preps the kugel for our delayed Passover. To be continued...
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Day 328: Cousins crossing the creek. To be continued...
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Day 327: C and O review the finer point of pond fishing for Alec and Becca. To be continued...
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Day 326: The first cayenne is up. To be continued...
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Day 326: Fifi. She is stuck. Again. Mud season. To be continued...
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Day 325: O explores the school she's to attend in the fall. To be continued...
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Day 324: C and O take Jojo for a tour of the farm. To be continued...
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Day 323: Everyone was happy to get outside for a warm day today. To be continued...
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Day 322: Kim and her Dad put the final coat on the great room walls. To be continued...
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Day 321: Topper tore ahead and ran to the fence to kiss a horse. The horse seemed equally happy to say hello. To be continued...
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Day 320: Kim makes homemade chili and Jeremy makes homemade maple syrup. To be continued...
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Day 320: O and C have been living in Neverland for well over a year. Their obsession with all things Pan continues. Here winter stir-craziness and an abundance of material and crafting supplies left in the attic of the new house lend themselves to a quick
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Day 319: Jonathan supervised the final moments cooking the second batch of maple syrup. The first batch is now maple carmel for ice cream. To be continued...
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Day 318: C had two name votes and O, Kim and Jeremy had one. Despite the name Sade winning three to two, C's insistence her name be Topper has won the day. Frankly we were pretty sure he'd just never call her anything else. So Topper it is. To be continue
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Day 260: Holiday Train Show at New York Botanical Gardens. To be continued...
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Day 259: O greets strangers in Washington Heights while enjoying a pastelito. To be continued...
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Day 258: Making turkeys with the cousins. To be continued...
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Day 257: A visit back to the Stone Soup Institute. C and O return with Jim from the garden with late fall harvest of sweet carrots, rutabagas, and beets. To be continued...
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Day 255: "Mister Potato Head" enjoys a hearty jumping session at the "Microtel" where we're staying while our floors are being refinished. To be continued...
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Day 254: After about 14 hours of masking, the front hall is ready for stain. To be continued...
