With all of the rain this summer there has been a precariousness to hay, not just knowing when we might get it, but if we would get it at all. Good haying weather requires at least three dry days and we have struggled to have even one day without rain. The internet has been full…
Month: August 2023
Making Change
As we enter the Dog days we are spending a lot of time harvesting. I find that when I am kneeling at the earth’s alter, my hands busy pulling carrots that will be sauteed in a cast iron skillet until they release sweetness from under their charred exteriors, my brain has time to free-wheel. I…
Our Measure Of Progress
As we round the corner into August, I begin to feel a push to squeeze all of the things we dream about in February into this month. When you live in Vermont you recognize that summer time is limited. In June we are still finishing recitals, auditions and lessons. That week Paul and I ran…