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seasonal rhythms
Where does the time go, and how in the world did we arrive so quickly to the new month of September, I wonder. Short answer—chores. Around the farm, we are enmeshed in the seasonal tasks that must be...
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Field Notes…..Field Report….Field Trip Field Notes This summer, I had the pleasure of hearing many authors talk about their books, either in person or on the airwaves via Fieldstone Common or The New...
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caretakers
On a recent field trip to the Bidwell House Museum in Monterey, MA, I learned that the 1750 Georgian house was purchased in 1960 by Jack Hargis and David Brush. They became the owners/caretakers of...
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whither the weather
This morning’s local paper forecasts severe weather for the afternoon—heavy rain, winds and thunderstorms. I then scrolled on over to my favorite weather source—NOAA—National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
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‘family cow’
For the past four years, we have been privileged to be part of a raw milk buying club. A milk club does sound peculiar, but in order to avoid the stringent and misguided rules imposed by our state, we...
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warmth
Before the snows set in and the historic houses in our region close for the long winter nights, we have been trying to visit as many of these structures as possible in western Massachusetts. At the...
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looking back, looking forward
As the New Year dawns, it seems appropriate to look back as well as forward. Martha Ballard, midwife, January 1, 1796, living in Hallowell, ME: “Clear and Pleasant. I washt and washt my kitchen. Was...
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on a warm winter’s day
Just a few weeks ago, the hills were covered in snow and it was bitterly cold. Yesterday dawned chilly with the thermometer reading 26. The world was shrouded in white; not snow, but a chalky fog and...
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Recently, M has been asking me a series of “when” questions: –when did the hummingbirds return last year? –when did we move the chickens to the summer coop? –when did the cat birds come back? –when did...
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seasonal
Our beloved CSA comes to an end this week, at least for this season. Since June, we have made weekly pilgrimages to Indian Line Farm, which is situated in a verdant valley below the Taconic Mountain...
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written words
Letters are relics and treasure troves of information, transporting one right back to exact moments in time. A few years ago, my husband, busy insulating and putting on new clapboards, found a cache of...
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