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Saturday, July 31, 2010

oh, the things you'll see

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A few years ago my daughter and I were going somewhere in the car when I gasped and pulled over to stop and look at some cloud formations ov...
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Monday, July 26, 2010

Late July in Lancaster County

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We are continuing with the early season here. Lots of surprises and oddities. Yesterday there was an immense storm that I watched from the...
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Monday, July 19, 2010

garden fence

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I live in the middle of a field. Until this house was built 10 years ago, the land was part of the tree farm that surrounds it on 3 sides. ...
Saturday, July 17, 2010

snapshot in time

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Every so often, if I step back and look at life from a distance, the big picture can be a huge surprise. We all go along doing what we do, ...
Monday, July 12, 2010

A New Book from The Essential Herbal!

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It's been in the works for a l-o-o-o-n-g time. I can't even remember when we really started putting it together, but probably at le...
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Sunday, July 11, 2010

getting there

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This morning when I checked out what my friends have been up to on Facebook, and the first post was from Gail Faith Edwards . She talked ab...
Monday, July 05, 2010

Drying Mints

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My kitchen is filled with mimosa blossoms and St. Johnswort, and the mints were all threatening to bolt. I decided to try something new, an...
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Sunday, July 04, 2010

Poppy

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Summer holidays remind me of Poppy. I can still see him out in the yard on a chaise lounge, with a radio on either side, listening to baseb...
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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

July Subscribers' Contest

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We're about ready to start the contest, and most of you have gotten the magazine with the insert explaining. If you're on the fenc...
Monday, June 28, 2010

the sounds of silence

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I was just standing out on the deck listening to the evening, and realized that it would be possible to determine the time by the sounds out...
Saturday, June 26, 2010

The Essential Herbal - July/August 2010

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Just getting around to posting the table of contents from the newest issue of The Essential Herbal. You can download a sample issue of the ...
Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Sour Cherry Infused Vodka

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Yesterday Maryanne and I were planning to finally get back to making cheese. We took a class at The Rosemary House a few years ago, but the...
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Tuesday, June 08, 2010

Linden - Tilia cordata

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Yesterday's travels took us to the Hans Herr House in Willow Street, PA. The homestead was built in the mid 1700's and has been we...
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Sunday, June 06, 2010

simple life

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Life has seemed very simple lately. That's a good thing. Maybe it comes from the passage of time, and realizing that time is not a resou...
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Saturday, June 05, 2010

our little bayberries are growing up!

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It has probably been almost a decade since the first time I came across enough bayberries to harvest and "render". We were spendi...
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Thursday, June 03, 2010

I blame Patty

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My friend Patty was over the other day. She was showing me the note cards that she's made with some of her photos, and then we went out...
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Monday, May 31, 2010

Sauteed Beet Greens

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I stopped at the Mount Joy market the other day, and stopped at the Creekside Farm stand to chat with Josh. My eyes fell upon some beautifu...
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turn the page, a new chapter

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Waking up yesterday morning, I realized something was different and it would never not be different again. My sister and I have always thoug...
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