A light drizzle is surrounding me as I wander through the gardens cutting flowers to put in the farmstand. It is sunrise, only the sun isn’t shining. The humidity seems high and the gnats are horrible and the mosquitoes are biting. I’m hot and my body heat is steaming up my glasses so that I …
Grey. Rain and snow fell from the sky most of the day. It is cold and it feels raw. Mostly it feels never ending. *********************************************************************
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the last post. We are back home and I’m trying to get back to my regular routine.
Here at Red Dirt Farm, Magnolia blooms and sweet honeysuckle are perfuming the humid air. Fireflies are lighting the night skies. It is as one expects it to be this time of year. Although, the Magnolia blooms aren’t as heavy as normal, perhaps because of a late frost. Once again, our routine, …
In the night, on December 8th, Mr. Cottage and I became chicken grandparents. Our little hen, Daisy only 8 months old herself hatched her first chick. Daisy was terribly weak and unable to stand or walk because of her 21 days of sitting and not eating or drinking. I knew I needed to help her out.
I’ve been off-line and out of touch and away. All summer there has been a whirlwind of activity here at the cottage. The cottage renovation is still an ongoing process and will be for some time. The exterior work is complete for the most part. Our Cottage received her new paint colors – green, blue …
Life has been happening all so fast and full lately. Some good, some not so good. That’s life, isn’t it? How about with you? Are you out in the garden? Making art? Taking care of your animals?
Hi friends, it’s been almost a month since my last post. Where to even begin?
The journey began over a year ago.
