by Susan | Oct 8, 2011 | On My Mind
I arrived home last night after being away for a week of training in York, Maine. It was wonderful to be home. Hannah welcomed me with a plate of homemade brownies. Yum. I was so happy to be home that I ignored the dirty pots and pans stacked on the stove and the...
by Susan | Sep 22, 2011 | Odds and Ends
Hannah’s latest English class poem seems appropriate on this last day of summer. The Coming of Fall As the last day of summer was coming to an end, I said goodbye to a silent friend. As I was walking home, My mind began to roam. I saw the calming...
by Susan | Aug 14, 2011 | In the Kitchen, Recipes
I experiment with pizza dough like some women experiment with nail polish colors. We have homemade pizza once a week, usually on the weekend. We make our own, not because we don’t have choices, but because we like ours better. After years of experimenting,...
by Susan | Jul 1, 2011 | Garden
I planted my one year old asparagus crowns a month ago. When nothing happened right away I despaired that they would never sprout (they sat in the box for three weeks before the asparagus bed was ready). In fact, I was gearing up to plant some potatoes in their place...
by Susan | May 29, 2011 | Garden
It’s been a very productive weekend here. Last week, Paul finished fixing the tractor. This is a project that started in the fall – it needed a new clutch. The whole thing had to be split in two – twice! Of course things are never as simple as they...
