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On Monday morning I was up at 6AM and worked on editing the 100+ photos taken the day before. I stopped at 7:00AM to start washing down furniture in the living room and washing and rinsing the floor. My

Taken by Tom On Sunday morning I was up at 4:45AM and got my post up. Then I got started prepping for the day. My #3 helper arrived just after 8AM with 4 dozen cider donuts. I knew my 2 interns liked tea

Good day, Hivers! I shared our little chicks a few days ago, so today I'd like to show our hens and roosters, plus some special guests 😁. Empty lots surround our house, so we can raise chickens, fish,

New cider press in butchershop March 2009 It all started when I found this Jaffrey cider press at an estate sale for $50. It looked brand new, unused. Then we had to wait for a crop from the MacIntosh

On Thursday morning I was up around 5:45AM and got my post up. As we approach the Equinox on Tuesday, Sept 22 the sun is slowly making its way down the hallway. I got the kitchen cleaned up and went out

The amaryllis, which just stopped flowering last month, has had a small baby bulb growing off one side. That has put up a flowerbud. I didn’t get up until after 6AM to someone’s disgust. Once he was attended

The trials of aging.

Roundhill Orchards – Empire apple tree On Wednesday morning I wasn’t up until 6:30AM! Boy, was someone ticked off! Once he was attended to, I got started on my post but had to stop at 7:45AM to get ready

On Tuesday morning I was up at 5:15AM and got my post up. When 7:30AM rolled around, I wasn’t feeling up to going to the Small garden. One project I had never finished a long time back was updating the

This is definitely one of the most delightful things I have found while out searching for old barns! I've never seen a barn with a striped roof, so finding this one was quite a surprise. The stripes make