Things are getting weird…
My twelve year old looked me in the eye, a look of curiosity on her face. “You sound like an old lady, Mom. Things are getting weird.” (Psh. Frankly, I…
Read MoreDreaming has always been one of my love languages. There was a season when babies… farming… flowers… all of that was a dream. Here’s what’s next.
My twelve year old looked me in the eye, a look of curiosity on her face. “You sound like an old lady, Mom. Things are getting weird.” (Psh. Frankly, I…
Read MoreOh hi. It’s Shaye here. Sharing with you my 5 garden goals for this year. Now that I’m not so desperate to just learn how to grow things (there were plenty of…
Read MoreI’m not going to beat a dead horse. (Lord knows I don’t have the extra energy to spare, really.) Suffice it to say that we all know the pitfalls of social media….
Read MoreOne of these years we’re actually going to have more goals than lessons learned. At least, I hope so. Homesteading is the perfect lifestyle for those of you our there…
Read MoreMerry Christmas from the Elliotts! We are so grateful that you’re a part of our story and that we get to share in this coming year with you, our readers…
Read MorePour a glass, slow down for a few minutes, and join me in the Christmas cottage kitchen.
Read MoreCome with me to the Ballarò market. In this video, we’re buying ingredients for Pasta Alla Norma. The history of Sicily is complicated – they’ve been conquered and ruled over…
Read MoreHey friends. I’m quite pleased to announce that the 2022 Zinfandel grape harvest is complete. The moment our family has waited over six years for has finally come and the…
Read MoreHi. It’s me. I’ve been (not so) patiently waiting to share our Sicily trip with you. It’s taken Stuart, my poor video editor/husband, a few weeks to organize the audio…
Read MoreWe left our farm at 7:03 AM. I remember the time precisely because Stuart sat in the car for a moment or two while the three littlest kids were waving…
Read MoreThe calendar and clock continue to move forward. May. June. July. August. I’m desperately torn between my darkened skin soaking up every ray of sunshine it can catch, while simultaneously, anticipating…
Read MoreIt’s been 106 degrees here this week. Scratch that – today, we should hit 109. It happens, every year, and yet each year when the molten air arrives on the…
Read MoreAnd as experience is the best teacher, I’m here to share with you how to bake better bread at home. Save yourself years of bad loaves. My many baking flops are your gain. Here’s how to bake better bread at home.
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