Pastoral Symphony Farm

     Several years ago my friend Amy made up the most adorable dress based on an image dated 1848. She recently sent the dress to me in hope...

     Asa, who is 5, came to give me a picture and tell me the story that he "wrote". It goes a little like this: "One day sh...

     We have a glut and I mean a glut  (in excess of 40 pounds) of citrus fruit here. The children are eating 2 or 3 oranges a day plus an o...

      William M. Near, age 90, passed away peacefully at his home, February 20, 2014 with family and his beloved dog, Zoey by his side. ...

     I've been canning mandarin oranges this last little while; since their season doesn't generally coincide with when we think of ...

    We have a breakfast schedule here: Monday is Levi's turn Tuesday is Micah's Wednesday is Tabitha's Thursday is Re...

     I loathe rye bread, it's right up there with store bought whole wheat bread for unpalatability. However, as with many things made a...

     Washing laundry at home is a significant use of water, accounting for up to 40% of total household water consumption. This is partially...

       The holiday season is past and our minds immediately turn to garden plans and other Spring endeavors. We are blessed to have rela...

     Just a few pictures of Elisabethe's new 1830s dress that I mentioned in my last post. It was sewn by her big sister, Kate, o...

      Canning season is mostly over, I ended up with about 50 less jars than I thought I would since I never made applesauce, so we totale...

 Autumn is having an impromptu meeting with Winter right now in my yard. The sky is pale faced and looks a bit sickly, as though it wishe...

I grew up in the grape country of Western New York and though I've been away for a long while, my family still lives there. Where I live...

I just canned this: It might be called Apple Pumpkin Butter by some, but I think the picture sums it up better. Here is the recipe if...