After days of warmer temperatures, this morning we awoke to a cold, clear day with a hard frost on the ground. We’ve had frost already, but without the protective cover of the leaves on the tre… more →
A Crunchy Lifewillowluna wrote 2 weeks ago: After days of warmer temperatures, this morning we awoke to a cold, clear day with a hard frost on t … more →
willowluna wrote 2 weeks ago: It was absolutely amazing weather in upstate NY this past weekend. Laundry was flapping in the bree … more →
willowluna wrote 3 weeks ago: Before this look came into our house , the kids enjoyed their dress-up for Halloween. L3 was thrille … more →
willowluna wrote 1 month ago: I’ve been going on field trips to this farm with my kids since L3 was three years old. This mi … more →
willowluna wrote 1 month ago: It was a perfect autumn day on Sunday. While I snuck a few minutes for sewing the kids burst into th … more →
willowluna wrote 2 months ago: We have various seasonal rituals throughout the year. This morning our growing season teapot went b … more →
willowluna wrote 2 months ago: Though summer isn’t officially over for several weeks, for us the “end of summer” … more →
willowluna wrote 2 months ago: At August’s end we found ourselves dining outdoors. We usually at most meals outdoors in the … more →
willowluna wrote 5 months ago: My garden is growing, and I’m in awe of the changes I see in it. For instance, here is my pea … more →
willowluna wrote 5 months ago: We try to get out-of-door in all the seasons–and in western, upstate NY, we do get all the sea … more →
willowluna wrote 6 months ago: Although we celebrated a bit late this year, this past weekend was our annual May Day get-together w … more →
willowluna wrote 8 months ago: Every year they pop up through the ground, tender and green, but strong. And every year I merciless … more →
willowluna wrote 8 months ago: After a week of spring-like weather, this is what our first day of spring looks like: Typical. Happy … more →
willowluna wrote 8 months ago: Saturday I planted a multitude of seeds. Tuesday evening I noticed the heads of some of my broccoli … more →
willowluna wrote 8 months ago: What a wonderful way to spend our lunch–out of doors! L4 was so excited that she didn’t … more →
willowluna wrote 8 months ago: One morning during the winter I looked out to our front yard to see it literally covered not just in … more →
willowluna wrote 9 months ago: It’s February in upstate NY. I usually think of February as the coldest month of our winter. … more →
willowluna wrote 10 months ago: It’s inevitable. As we spend more time indoors, and in the same room or two, we find the scen … more →
willowluna wrote 11 months ago: We have light. This morning we celebrated this turn of the seasons. Into our cold weather clothes … more →