We finally finished the floor – we put up the trim, cleaned up, and arranged the furniture. It looks beautiful! It’s a great space for Mike to work and play music, it’s an extra guest room, and it’s still a good place for drying seeds or doing other projects that need a lot of space. Continue reading →

The weather seems to have gotten into a pattern of snowstorms every time we go to the farm. When we get there the hills are brown, or at least some ground is showing. Then there’s a snowstorm, and by the time we leave it’s winter again. Continue reading →

We spent another few days working hard on the upstairs floor – it’s almost finished. Another 2 or 3 days of nailing, and then a couple days putting up molding and cleaning and organizing the space and it will be done. It’s good to be finishing up with indoor projects just as the weather is starting to look like spring. Continue reading →

This afternoon we walked on the road because we were afraid the fields would be too muddy. Along the road between our driveway and the next driveway we saw at least 16 Bald Eagles flying and sitting in the trees overlooking the wetland and the creek. Continue reading →

This week we had a visit from our friends Ellen and Ann who just bought a house in Alma. It’s fun to have friends who are close enough to come for dinner! It was too late to walk, so they’ll come back sometime when we can do an outside tour. We had a nice dinner and conversation. Continue reading →

As we drove up to the house an opossum was waddling along the driveway. It looked back over its shoulder at us, then speeded up and dove under the porch. Later I saw it under the birdfeeders, and then it wandered down the driveway and into the culvert under the Y. Continue reading →

A very snowy visit. I measured the snow with a tape measure, and we got 11 inches. We barely made it down the driveway in the car, and it scraped snow all the way. Continue reading →

A very cold few days – it never got above zero – the highest temperature I saw was -2. I walked in the afternoons, when the sun was warmest, and didn’t plant at all. Continue reading →

A perfect weekend for planting. I planted 13 more sections, so I’ve planted 39 and the septic system field by the house. I only have 10 more sections to go – one more weekend. Continue reading →

A very odd New Year’s Day – it RAINED – ­pouring rain, thunder and lightning. And then, of course, it all froze into a glaze of ice on everything. Continue reading →