Sweet Results
So, after we have all the trees tapped it is just a matter of waiting for the sugar water to start flowing. This year we had a fairly long season, thanks to the weather being colder longer. When the...
View ArticleLittle Things
It is amazing how a little project can change how things look. I had fun a few weeks ago making a little flower and herb bed off of our deck. Since our housing was only built a little over a year...
View ArticleA Week in Review
This past week has been full of a couple “firsts.” Here they are! I picked my first green beans out of my “little” garden. 32 pounds of green beans in two pickings. 32 pounds = 28 quarts of beans....
View ArticleA Year in Review
We had a great 2014! Both Polyface and Eric and I as a couple. Looking back we learned a lot, worked a lot, and had some wonderful times with friends and family. I was looking back through...
View ArticleMending
With the temperatures getting colder around here and with having a little more time on my hands after the holidays, I found my self this week sitting on my floor and pinning patches onto some of my...
View ArticleSugaring Time!?
I wouldn’t have thought with the start we had to winter, 5 inches of snow the day before Thanksgiving, that by the middle of January we would be setting buckets out and preparing for another season of...
View ArticleUp It Goes!
You know those lists you make of things to get done? Well, here at Polyface lists are very important to help keep us on track and to keep things rolling. At the beginning of the year “the big list”...
View ArticleNot To Cold For…
Last week we had dinner at a friend’s house and we brought dessert. Even though it had snowed that day I couldn’t resist making something cold and sweet! With all the maple syrup we have been...
View ArticleA Cozy Day
It is the perfect day here at Polyface for a pot of soup on the stove! I love the snow and the signs that promise spring is on the way!
View ArticleClean Up
This time of year always seems to sneak up on me. Some days I feel like summer is never going to end and I will forever and always have piles of picked vegetables staring up at me, waiting to be...
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