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The harvest complete, and we have great news. The watermelon was a big success! Red, sweet, juicy and delicious! Related posts: The Watermelon Harvest Watermelon-Basil Mojitos Michael Symon’s Watermelon and Halloumi Recipe: Watermelon-Peach-Tomato Salad with Chili and Lime
Here’s something you don’t see that often. Sam was pretty fascinated. Related posts: First Fire of the Season at SCF Porch Opener: Sidecars Outside, Then a Fire Fire on the Mountain Sidecars by the Fire
I want it on the record that watermelons were planted without my consultation. I would not have planted a vine that needs more room to grow than we even have in our entire front yard. That being said, the joy […]
It’s been a very good year for our Anjou pear tree. We’ve been picking pears and eating them out of hand nearly every day since mid-September. Today, we’re taking a bunch of pears that fell off a little unripe, but […]
What a project! But it came out just beautifully. We are thankful. Related posts: Porch Project: Removing the Carpet Porch Project 2015 Porch Project: More Paint Scraping Porch Update: Look at That Floor!
Nearly done now! All the paint and stain is off! We just need to seal it with Thompson’s Water Seal and we are done! Related posts: Porch Project: Black Tar and Some Paint Removed Porch Project: More Paint Scraping Porch […]
Maybe it’s the wine talking, but I thought this looked kind of cool. Related posts: Update on the Garden: Phlox, Cosmos, Crocosmia, Coneflowers! Garden Update: Cosmos, Hydrangea Garden Update: Coneflowers, Cosmos, Blackberries and Butterfly Bushes Update on the Garden: Phlox, […]
Day 2 for Chris. More scraping. Lots of hard work. By the end of the day, he got it down to the last layer, which was stain. We’ll move on to sanding next. Related posts: Porch Project: Black Tar and […]
An update. Chris spent most of the day scraping with Back To Nature Multi-Strip Paint Remover. He started with Goof Off, but it didn’t do much. (Don’t you love his don’t-mess-with-me radio!) Sticky, nasty, hard work. The longer it sits, […]
This Labor Day week off, I am working on (and supervising work on) getting the porch floor in shape. It’s going to be a long haul. If you recall, we had an unfortunate accident in June: the hose sprung a […]
Every now and again, while I’m enjoying my glass of rose on the patio, I look up and see a couple of funny things in our trees. No, I’m not hallucinating. Just using my imagination! Do you see a balloon […]
If the coneflowers are blooming it must be August. Except it’s July! Here’s a look around at some of the flowers in the fields at the Farm this month. I can’t remember planting this! But I’ve figured it must be […]
It started out innocently enough. We asked each other, “Who spilled something on the floor?” After a couple days, it still wasn’t drying, so we got the fan out and tried that. The rug was soaked through and the […]
Thanks to Jen, a friend of the farm, we discovered the coolest little kit: a live butterfly garden. It comes with caterpillars, a mesh net and a sponge, which you moisten with simple syrup. You watch as the […]
Another cool shot of the tree. Those cherries are coming down! Related posts: The Concept Tree at Sour Cherry Farm Our Own Sour Cherry Pie! The Sour Cherry Harvest Making 36 Jars of Sour Cherry Preserves
The cherries are going gangbusters. Such a nice change after our lame-ass harvest last year! Here’s a look! Related posts: The Sour Cherry Harvest The Sour Cherry Harvest The Sour Cherry Harvest! Greg Describes the Sour Cherry Harvest
A strange season this year, indeed. Cherries are ripening way early — two weeks, by some accounts — and yet, peonies, for some reason, stayed blooming later than ever. Here’s an update of what’s ripening and blooming in the fields. […]
To borrow a phrase from the farm’s longtime friend Diane (aka DC Fruit Bat), we are on a hydrangea watch. And it looks like we might be getting some blue flowers this year. This is the hydrangea was planted in 2014. […]
Two inches in about an hour! Related posts: A Lovely Rain
Lots of beautiful things blooming at Sour Cherry Farm (and lots of weeds, too!). Here’s a look. Peonies, gorgeous as always: Coneflowers, making their way: The baby cherry tree is loaded! So is the Northstar. Catmint and […]
I returned to work after the Minnesota trip to find that Carrie had curated my office art! I chose the cocktail photo at the top left, and she played with colors, shapes and textures. It came out great! The next […]
The first somewhat warm day of the year, and we worked outside to clean up and plant garden. We’re not outside celebrating yet, but someday soon! Related posts: The Porch is Open! Open Days Garden Tour: Pretty Penny Choosing Flowers […]
Well would you look at that! The garlic that Hunna planted in October has been keeping nice and warm under a big blanket of snow. Today, the snow is melting. The sun is warming the garden bed. The garlic is […]
More snow. A few photos. Related posts: A Snow Day Monday First Snow Day Oh. Look. More Snow More Snow
First big snowstorm of the season, and we have pancakes, make snow angels and build a snowman. Pretty successful run, I’d say! Snow on tree: Yummy winter breakfast: Can we go out now, mommy? With Claire and Jane: Snow angels: […]
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The last light of 2014, inspired by this Instagram by Nicole Franzen. (Yes of course hers is way better, but I was inspired by the idea, and the caption!) PS: She’s great to follow on Insta if you are looking […]
Step 1: Gather pinecones while on a walk. Step 2: Tie ribbons around the top of them. Step 4: Ask your neighbor Tasha if she has any birdseed you can borrow. Step 5: Rub the pinecones in peanut butter, then […]
Just after waking, out my bedroom window. I just liked the light. And the orange. Looks pretty, doesn’t it? Related posts: The First Real Sign of Fall Sunday Morning Play Fall Foliage in Upstate New York: High Falls, Rosendale & […]
Usually we have one before October, but this year, no! Let the fall begin. Related posts: The Farm’s First Fire of the Season Lamb, Kale, Squash and the First Fire of the Season The Farm’s First Fire of the Season […]
My husband, Greg, and I are co-founders of SCF, which chronicles what we eat, drink and grow as we raise our daughter on a tiny plot of land in the Lower Hudson Valley.
