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Apple Picking … :)

Apple Picking … :)

​It’s apple picking season again, and my kitchen is filled with the beautiful aroma of autumn baking. Apples and cinnamon, and buttery crumble … the smell is amazing and so...

Apple Picking … :)

​It’s apple picking season again, and my kitchen is filled with the beautiful aroma of autumn baking. Apples and cinnamon, and buttery crumble … the smell is amazing and so...

Teaching My Son To Sew … :)

Teaching My Son To Sew … :)

Teaching my son to sew. So far he’s loving it and his first embroidery hoop is coming along beautifully. With the darker evenings closing in he’d like to have a...

Teaching My Son To Sew … :)

Teaching my son to sew. So far he’s loving it and his first embroidery hoop is coming along beautifully. With the darker evenings closing in he’d like to have a...

Our First Frosty Morning 2023 … :)

Our First Frosty Morning 2023 … :)

We had our first frost of the year today and woke up to zero degrees … 😳 I’m definitely not ready for summer to be over, but it’s the perfect...

Our First Frosty Morning 2023 … :)

We had our first frost of the year today and woke up to zero degrees … 😳 I’m definitely not ready for summer to be over, but it’s the perfect...

We’re Still Harvesting Beautiful Tomatoes … :)

We’re Still Harvesting Beautiful Tomatoes … :)

Autumn may be knocking at our door, but we’re still harvesting lovely tomatoes from our Polycrub. I think I’ll make a tomato and basil pasta sauce with these, sounds so...

We’re Still Harvesting Beautiful Tomatoes … :)

Autumn may be knocking at our door, but we’re still harvesting lovely tomatoes from our Polycrub. I think I’ll make a tomato and basil pasta sauce with these, sounds so...

It’s Firewood Time Again …. :)

It’s Firewood Time Again …. :)

Well the leaves are just starting to turn, thankfully not to much yet, but that’s definitely our signal to start the winter prep. I’m definitely not ready for it, but...

It’s Firewood Time Again …. :)

Well the leaves are just starting to turn, thankfully not to much yet, but that’s definitely our signal to start the winter prep. I’m definitely not ready for it, but...

Planting Trees …. :)

Planting Trees …. :)

Hi there … 👋 We’re spending the day planting some more trees. I know I say this every time, but it really makes me happy. This year we’ve decided to...

Planting Trees …. :)

Hi there … 👋 We’re spending the day planting some more trees. I know I say this every time, but it really makes me happy. This year we’ve decided to...