The first golden flowers appeared right next to our kitchen. The weather is so finicky that it was a surprise to get such a lovely thing right by our house.  But more was coming. (more…)

I want to tell you that this bird has been busy and singing on our porch. She has built quite a home, working for two weeks. (more…)

Hellebores are amazing!  I am always excited and waiting for the first flowers that arrive in our garden. (more…)

I woke up this morning and quickly went to the window to see if more snow had left us. Well – there was NO SNOW! and the water barrels that we had flew off and did some swimming. (more…)

I am so glad that the snow is  almost gone.  My neighbor’s tree is showing off that they will have beautiful dry trees! (more…)

We have had a long time of heavy snow, but now things are beginning to change.  Only a couple of days ago my husband made it possible to carry his compost walking on the ground.  Well, some of the ground. (more…)

The bitter winds are beginning to wander elsewhere.  Now we are about to enjoy the Western Massachusetts Master Gardener Association’s Spring Gardening Symposium events at the Frontier Regional High School in South Deerfield. (more…)

Our neighbor (and we) have ice everywhere.  The ice is on the ground and clutches to the unexpected as the ice moves. (more…)

The world has become frozen. At least here in our Greenfield.  The ice is everywhere.  And I have never seen such icy ice. (more…)

I had never met Mark Bittman, and in the beginning I never made much notice to his name, but now I am really paying attention to Mark Bittman who spent twenty-five years with his first book. But since five years ago he started to choose new interesting dishes, and I am starting to find those dishes too. (more…)