Thinking Out Loud
I headed across the state to Harrisonburg for a workshop and left early enough to have time to stop into the Green Valley Book Fair. Off the beaten path, this warehouse is a book lover’s dream…sprawling shelves and tables with a wide variety of books. It is only open for several weeks at a time [...]
We had a lovely day yesterday and I spent time “opening” the front porch for the season. I swept, washed the furniture and filled the hummingbird feeders. This table was one of our finds last year when we moved in, tucked away in a barn, completely rusted. I sanded it and then painted it a [...]
The photo idea was sunglasses. And I realized I don’t have a pair right now. But this candle holder caught my eye as I was cleaning the porch: it’s glass and it reflects the sun.
I lost my station wagon to an accident last summer and ended up with one of our pickup trucks. I LOVE driving it although I still struggle with parking and getting on the ferry with this big vehicle.
26 tons of mushroom compost got delivered today.
Found this old silver fork in a drawer when we moved into the farmhouse. I haven’t polished it.
I actually went to a meeting most of the day but didn’t remember to take a picture so here’s the real farmer in the family weeding the peas!
The farm is right along the rail line so while I was planting kale and weeding peas, I listened for the trains.
The I’iwi bird from Hawaii is endangered. I bought this one at the Philadelphia Flower Show and it’s one of the Audobon birds that makes the bird call.