Last full day of Summer

We are busy mowing and planting before winter. I ordered a “Gourmet Selection” of garlic bulbs ~ the good thing being if I don’t plant ‘em, I can eat ‘em Vampires would not feel welcome here.
We are also updating our restaurant web site and getting online ordering lined up. Wednesday we will shoot new [...]

A beautiful tip of the Fall Day

Okay, technically it’s still Summer for a few more days, but a crisp morning today is a reminder for me to plant bulbs for next Spring. I love the happy surprise of bulbs in the Spring. I never seem to plant enough to share with squirrels & voles, and yet leave enough blooms for me [...]

Good Morning chickies!

Not much to say here - just “chicking” in on you all.
I heard on the local news that our area is to have spectacular Fall color because of all the rain this Summer. Yay!

Eating has/has not been good, depending if we’re talking taste or proper dieting. I don’t think I can pull off the “Fat [...]

The Slip-n-Slide

That would describe my dieting efforts ~ rejoin gym… then not go regularly. Oops!
Slip~ School has begun and I’m back at work steady at the restaurant. Love, love, LOVE this time of year. The new Bon Appetit magazine just came & it’s loaded with wonderful fall meals. Dorie Greenspan is a contributor and I enjoy [...]

Howl?

“Howl will I get a good nights’ sleep?” I wondered as I tossed about in bed last night at 4:00am. Our neighbors farm is two big fields away. He has a kennel of fox hounds. After almost 15 years of living here, I’ve gotten used to the “music” of the pack ~ they rarely sing [...]