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Bev is Buying the Farm
7/30/12 Under contract! Bev bought the farm!From Alewive Road overlooking the pond.
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The First Week Several weeks before moving, while having some work done on the exterior of my house on Warren's Way, the Blue Boy Phlox was trampled inadvertently by the carpenter. In the grand scheme...
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Justin and Morgan confirm that there are indeed bass in the pond.Moving Day August 24, 2012Tractor therapy.Made by Steve Beck!Future coop in behind the fence; it needs a little sprucing up.Mercury...
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It's not always this peaceful...This is a moment when Cody the Pug was content to just watch the hens, and Bo the cat was content to lay in the hay watching Cody bond with the hens.The latest additions...
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Winters Coming
First SnowOn the morning of November 8, the first snow of 2012 covered everything with enough to give us a taste of what's to come. We wondered what the ducks thought of their first snow at the water's...
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Spring is for KidsBev's smile says it all!What happened to winter? The last blog post was "Winter Coming, and here we are the second week of May as this is written, trying to catch up with all the fun...
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The Bees Are Here
Traditional hive Several years ago, Bev had, what seemed to be a crazy idea, living in Newburyport, to raise bees. She enrolled in a course, first in Massachusetts, then in Springvale, to learn more...
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Loading Hay There is something sacred about a barn, maybe just about this barn...maybe just for those of us who have not had to load hay or cut hay year after year. Most of the hay we use is delivered,...
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Solstice Update
First snow this winterWinter Solstice seems as good a time as any to make a new post after a long delay. Looking at the last post, which was the arrival of the bees one year ago May made me think of...
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Goat Cheddar for the Foodie How's this for the ultimate Foodie Cheddar? The wax we used to seal the cheddar is bee's wax from our hives! The cheddar is delicious!
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Meet Piccadilly an Icelandic Sheep
Piccadilly (Pickles) is the most recent addition to our farm. She is an Icelandic sheep, like Stinka our other sheep. Icelandic sheep are hardy, can be used for fiber, wool or milk, and can thrive on a...
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Long ShadowsAlewive Pund FarmLong shadows this morning with Indian Summer balm. You could feel the autumn chill like rivulets of air, or roots spreading out here and there, not yet able to take hold of...
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Fall's Long Shadows
Long ShadowsAlewive Pund FarmLong shadows this morning with Indian Summer balm. You could feel the autumn chill like rivulets of air, or roots spreading out here and there, not yet able to take hold of...
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November's Garden Tomatoes
Tomatoes StillThe last 4 tomatoes from the garden pulled in weeks ago before the frost. Fresh garden tomatoes in Maine November 11. We will enjoy them, and think of summer again.
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Fall Sun
On the Front PorchIt has been a glorious year for this praying Mantis who is enjoying the last days of warmth in the sun on the front porch. He or she has completed their part of life's cycle and is...
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Weaving on the Farm
Spinning DreamsThis is what often happens on our farm weaving, the weaving of our dreams or perhaps the dreams of someone ease's that have been discarded or misplaced. We might weave with Angora wool...
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In the Cellar
For Tomorrow's TableGreen tomato relish, heirloom yellow pear tomato preserves, that are sweet and delish with goat cheese on a cracker, or right out of the jar by the spoonful, and grape juice...
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From the Cranberry Bog at Nest's Farm
Pechakucha and the Cranberry BogFrom the cranberry bog up the street at the Nest Farm and the puchakucha in Cape Porpoise last week come the cranberry wreaths for this year's Thanksgiving! Last week at...
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Mucking Out a Stall
Mucking Out a StallAs the weather gets chillier and the threat of snow grows greater, mucking out the main stall becomes more and more immanent. There is a great sense of accomplishment when it is...
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