Author Archives: Katie

At the end of our family’s field walk on Sunday morning, the sun came out. The world was sodden — the earth squishing beneath our feet with all the rain of the previous days (and memories of the wind still … Continue reading →

Wow, what a winter it has been so far! We have two large holly trees near our house. In early fall, they are loaded with beautiful red berries. I love to cut from these trees to bring in seasonal spirit … Continue reading →

Not much to say this week, folks. Amidst a fairly full week of work, we fit in plenty of fun holiday times with all of our lovely family members. Good food was eaten. Presents opened. And, when we ventured to … Continue reading →

How did Christmas sneak up on us like this? I have much to do here in the house before Wednesday — presents to wrap, muffins to bake, a stocking to knit (that last one might not quite happen). Meanwhile, we’ve … Continue reading →

Last Friday, the temperature rose — to 35°F! Have we ever been so excited to see those numbers on the thermometer? I’m sure we have, but we felt especially grateful last week to see puddles melt and rain return. It … Continue reading →

We were reminded this week exactly why we shifted the end date of the Vegetable CSA from mid-December to mid-November (we had the change a few years back). This time of year, early December, consistently holds some of the year’s … Continue reading →

We had an absolutely lovely long Thanksgiving weekend with visits with family on both sides (and even a bit of sun on the beach!). We went to bed last night feeling very grateful for all our loved ones and the … Continue reading →

Well, last Tuesday was our last Vegetable CSA pick-up of 2013, so our family is technically in our winter break period. But, of course, even though this is our “rest,” we are hardly at rest! The Full Diet CSA will … Continue reading →

This is it! Already! The final week of our 2013 Vegetable CSA pick-up … I can’t believe how fast it has flown by, perhaps part of the overall “speeding up” of our experience that comes with having two children to … Continue reading →

Unlike most modern Americans, Casey and I tend to think of November as the start of winter. I wrote about this a few years ago in another newsletter — how these next three months mark the lowest photosynthetic potential of … Continue reading →