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If Mom Could Only See Me Now Remember “Peeper”, our little chick whose mom died when she was only four weeks old? Look what a beautiful hen she is now! Peeper is still low on the pecking order in the chicken coop. She will not go into the coop at night on her own for fear she will be bothered … Read More

November in Vermont I used to pack up and head to the deep south every November. I would return just after Thanksgiving in time for the first winter snows. It seemed like the logical time to leave Vermont. By November, the beautiful fall foliage had disappeared and the weather had a nip to it that sent chills down my spine. … Read More

Time to Settle In There are times in your life when every day is full and you wonder how you will accomplish all that needs to be done. Your feet hit the floor in the morning running and they don’t stop until long past a normal bedtime hour. The house isn’t as orderly as usual, meals are haphazardly thrown together … Read More

October Morning The leaves are at their peek color here on our hillside farm. Mornings are crisp and often fog blankets the valleys. Colorful leaves lay along the path in the woods and along the roadside. Wild apple trees are full of apples. All of the animals seem to know that it is autumn. In the mornings, the ewes are … Read More

Congratulations Kristen! Yahoo!!! We are so excited for our friend Kristen Judkins, winner of the Great Goat Give Away at Martha Vineyard’s Farm! This weekend was the Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival. Kristen was ecstatic when she stopped by my booth early on Saturday to tell me that her essay was in first place with the most votes. She knew … Read More