Living and writing in a circa 1840 New England Farmhouse with three generations of my family
I found gratitude in a peony today. I look forward to these showy blooms every year. Each one of them reminds me of time spent in my grandmother’s tiny garden when I was a little girl. I have such vivid memories of walking barefoot in Read More
I found my gratitude with sawdust and sunshine today. I started the day at the lumber yard and ended it with two fresh new raised beds that are ready to be settled into place in our kitchen garden. That’s a great day in my book. Read More
Our hens gave me a reason to be filled with gratitude today. Well, they actually gave me eight reasons. How could I be anything but grateful for eight fresh eggs in a single day? We started keeping chickens a few years after moving to the Read More
I found my gratitude in this deep purple iris today. It’s just beginning to open up, to show us the gorgeous color it is about to dazzle us with. My mom and I love irises. We have so many different colors in our gardens. I’m Read More
I found my gratitude in the garden’s promise of something beautiful to come today. This lupine that my mom planted last year has flourished this spring. We can’t wait to see its brightly colored blooms. Last year, we reworked this spot. It is adjacent to Read More
I found my gratitude in a flower bed this morning. Yesterday’s hot weather and today’s continued warmth had me watering our newly planted perennials and annuals. As I turned off the water, I noticed that our poppies have produced more buds than ever before. I Read More
I found my gratitude outside and inside the farmhouse today. I spent a long day working outside with my mom. We were treated to a sunny day with warm temperatures. We made the most of it. Our riding mower has been out of commission, so Read More
I shared my gratitude for the buds on this Korean Spice Viburnum with you last week. I was delighted to see today that those buds had begun to open up into the delicate little flowers I had been waiting for. Not only are these blooms Read More
I found my gratitude in a rainy morning. I grabbed my camera and headed outside. I couldn’t wait to find raindrops waiting for me to capture them. Usually, I head straight for the flowers. There’s nothing prettier than a colorful flower petal with raindrops clinging Read More
I found my gratitude in the farmhouse kitchen today. In this moment, my loaf of sourdough bread was resting while the oven finished preheating. Sunlight was streaming in the kitchen window. I was grateful for all of it. I have enjoyed baking bread for my Read More
I found gratitude and hope in the same place today. It was waiting for me in the garden. That wasn’t much of a surprise. This time of year, the garden is full of both hope and gratitude. There’s the hope of a beautiful season to Read More
I found my gratitude while doing my morning chores today. I walked underneath this old Japanese Flowering Crabapple tree as I headed to the duck house. It is covered with gorgeous dark pink blooms this time of year. They smell as wonderful as they look. Read More