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…)

This is a corner of my books, and a group of flowers, though they are not blooming now. I simply could not put them in the basement, even though that is my old system. (more…)

You can see the snow falling on our house, and on the plants hiding in the snow. (more…)

There has been some snow this year, but it does not last long. It has been striking that all the snow melted and now we have to wear our big boots. (more…)

Last week we wandered around the fields of Meadowcrest Stables in Greenfield to make a choice. And when we found it we thought our tree was perfect. We gave a call and waved that red pole. Almost instantly, the tree was cut down. (more…)

There have been cold days, and I see laden snow among the shrubs. (more…)