I turned 30 last week, and to celebrate, Jimmy and I went on our first hike since we’ve moved up to the farm. My friend Genevieve’s fiancee Sean is a local dude, and he told us about a hike called Bears Den which is about 20 miles outside Winchester down Rt 7. It was a [...]
After the rain
April 23, 2012 By 2 Comments
The weather out here sure is fickle. For the first week we were here, it was all bright blue skies and puffy little clouds. The weather was very spring-like: cool in the morning, hot after the sun got above the ridge, and then cold after the sun went down. When we do get rain, it sounds [...]
How to make a compost pile
April 17, 2012 By 3 Comments
Here on Bucklebury Farm, we are getting the garden beds prepped and ready for planting. Part of every successful garden is compost. We spent a little time establishing our compost pile – this will be the spot to deposit leaves, grass clippings, and kitchen scraps – all which by the magic of mother nature will [...]
Bucklebury Farm – Our first week
April 16, 2012 By 11 Comments
Well, we’ve made it through our first week here at Bucklebury Farm. That’s right! We picked a name. We waited to see the votes come in (on Facebook too) – thanks to everyone who weighed in! I was secretly rooting for Bucklebury Farm, which won by a landslide, and was also Jimmy’s favorite. Hooray! Spring [...]
Farm house update, and help us pick a name!
March 20, 2012 By 22 Comments
This past weekend, Jimmy, my mom, Jimmy’s mom, my dad, and Dave went up to the farm house to get it ready for our big move-in. We’ve been going up every couple of weeks to work and get the house ready for us to live in. We packed up the owner’s stuff, moved all of [...]
