Surveying the hot job ahead of us. . .
Monday, May 31
Sunday, May 30
Saturday, May 29
Thursday, May 27
Monday, May 24
Monday Farm Photos: Two More Vintage Quilts!
So many tiny pieces of fabric.
A funny thing happened when I went back to the junk market last week to pick up the rest of my vintage haul from a recent bargain buying spree. . .
Saturday, May 22
Thursday, May 20
Tuesday, May 18
Sunday, May 16
Recipe: Confetti Egg Salad with Olives, Pimentos, Salami, Scallions, and Parsley
With our bouncing baby lambs, newly hatched chicks, and naturally colored eggs, we were all ready for Easter. With our happy hens now laying over 50 eggs a week, we're eating a lot of eggs.
A hard boiled egg is one of my favorite quick snacks, and having a cheerful red vintage Pyrex bowl of them sitting in the fridge is always a comforting sight. Having a bowl of this brightly colored egg salad sitting in the fridge always feels like a treat.
Saturday, May 15
Thursday, May 13
Thursday Dose of Cute: Nighty Night
Sleep Tight
Emmy Lou's little twins are Katahdin hair sheep. You can read more about our Katahdins here, and you'll find lots more cute lamb photos here.
© Copyright 2010 FarmgirlFare.com, the ready for bed foodie farm blog where farm life is fun but exhausting—and sometimes I really miss the luxury of ordering takeout. (We can't even get our mail delivered out here, let alone a pizza). Time to find some dinner and then snuggle up under that quilt!
Wednesday, May 12
Wednesday Farm Photos: A New Old Quilt and a New Old Buying Habit
Lightweight and Lovely to Look At
While Marta Beast was at the dog spa last week (amusing before and after pictures coming soon), I headed over to my favorite junk mall to hunt away the hours. I managed to find all sorts of vintage treasures, including a few pieces of furniture for the new house (which Joe swears we're moving into next fall): two funky, yet surprisingly comfortable old chairs I couldn't resist for $3 apiece; an industrial looking, square metal cabinet with an indestructible formica-type worktop that I know will come in really handy somewhere; a darling little dark wood table with four tiny drawers that might become a nightstand; a rustic wooden footstool that makes me think of those stately old summer camps in the Adirondacks; and a cheerful painted yellow dresser that has glass knobs, a stylish curve to the drawer fronts, and isn't as big as I would have liked but couldn't be passed up for 30 bucks.
Tuesday, May 11
Sunday, May 9
Sunday Farm Photos: Love Love Love
Happy Mother's Day
Need a few more hearts for mom?
© FarmgirlFare.com, the rock solid foodie farm blog where I'm amazed (and thrilled) that so many heart shaped rocks keep finding me—sometimes four or five in one day. I'm not picky when adding to my collection, and as you can see, most of my heart rocks aren't perfectly shaped, but like a scrap of paper tacked up on my bulletin board says: Love can't always be perfect—love is just love. I have no idea where I read that quote, but whoever said it was right.
Saturday, May 8
Thursday, May 6
Thursday Dose of Cute: Baby Cary is Four Years Old Today!
Cary, age two weeks, and the Nanny Bear on 5/20/06
How about a trip down memory lane? Don't know who Cary is? Meet her in A Tiny Tail for Mother's Day.
Wednesday, May 5
Tuesday, May 4
Sunday, May 2
Saturday, May 1
Thursday, April 29
Thursday Dose of Cute: On Little Cat Feet
3T Has Turned Into Quite the Farm Cat
Want to see more of our Tough Tortie Topaz (aka 3T)?
1/29/08: Farmyard Kitty
6/20/08: Meet Our New Hay Inspector
8/18/08: Tractor Cat
5/24/09: Sweet Strawberries & A Curious Cat
8/24/09: Happy Cat
© Copyright 2010 FarmgirlFare.com, the fine feline foodie farm blog where Topaz, who lived at the shelter for 15 months before moving in with us, is not a lap cat, she's a chest cat, which is something I never knew existed. If she spies you sitting down, she leaps up onto your lap and then just keeps going, until her paws are almost on your neck and her face is in your face. And then she starts to loudly purr. It's sweet and yet slightly terrifying, since Topaz has quite the little temper and will turn on you in an instant. But of course I still let her do it.
Tuesday, April 27
Tuesday Dose of Cute: One of the Neatest Birds I've Ever Seen
And the Winner of Flyaway by Suzie Gilbert!
Thanks to all of you who entered the giveaway for a copy of Flyaway: How a Wild Bird Rehabber Sought Adventure and Found Her Wings. All of your neat stories about birds and wildlife rescues (click here and scroll down to the comments section to read them) have been so heartwarming and delightful to read. I definitely think you're the perfect audience for this book!
Monday, April 26
Monday Dose of Lamb Cute: Cleaning Up and Growing Up
Daisy Mae and her brand new baby girl on April 2nd
Sunday, April 25
Recipe: Roasted Leek and Potato Soup with Arugula (or Spinach)
This post is for my dear friend Judi Hendricks, who also happens to be one of my favorite authors, and who has been bugging me for this recipe for a couple of months. (You can visit Judi's food blog, The Kitchen Table, here and read my review of her most recent novel, The Laws of Harmony, here. Update: you can also join me and Judi for a long conversation about writing and food here.)
I know many of you have already turned from hearty winter dishes to light spring fare, but since Judi told me they had snow in Santa Fe the other day, and we're in the middle of a nice gray and rainy weekend here on the farm (Grow, grass, grow!), I figured we might not be the only ones still wanting to cozy up with a piping hot bowl of comfort.
This flavorful soup is thick and rich, but not loaded with calories or cream.
Can a simple pot of soup expand your horizons, change your life, and turn you into a more interesting and exciting person? I say yes.
Before I made this recipe for the first time back in January of 2009, I had never:
Bought a leek
Cooked a leek
Eaten a leek
Made or tasted potato soup
Roasted potatoes
Put arugula in soup
Put my roasting pan over two burners to cook up all the yummy bits stuck to the pan
Made anything from an Ina Garten cookbook
I know. That's a lot of new stuff for one little soup recipe.
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