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Simple Hand-Made Herbal Gifts

Posted in Farm, Gardening, Herbs, country living, tagged , , on November 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

As the days shorten and the chill in the air turns our thoughts to home and hearth, take joy as winter approaches. It is indeed a more ‘peaceful’ time on the farm…gardening chores are mostly done, animals are ‘bedded’ down for the winter, winter woolies are taken out of storage…  It is a well-deserved quiet season to reflect [...]

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Thanks for Visiting Sheepy Hollow!

Posted in Farm, country living on November 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »

A heartfelt ‘THANK YOU’ for visiting Sheepy Hollow’s ‘Christmas in the Country ~ Holiday Open House’.
We had wonderful weather for touring the gardens
 and visiting the barnyard menagerie!
I enjoyed meeting new folks and revisiting old friends.
I had many requests for the cheese spread/dip.
I’d love to share the simple, but delicious, recipe with you.
 You’ll need three basic ingredients:
1 cup mayonnaise, [...]

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Holiday Open House

Posted in Farm, Fiber, Goats, Herbs, Sheep, country living, tagged , on November 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »

 Christmas in the Country
~:~:~  Holiday Open House  ~:~:~
at Sheepy Hollow Farm & Studio
Friday & Saturday
November 13 & 14, 2009
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
 
2009 Shop Hours thru December 20, 2009: Fri, Sat, Sun, 11 – 4
 

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Awww…what was I thinking?

Posted in Farm, Fiber, country living, recipes, tagged on October 12, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Sunday morning I visited our local Armada Flea Market. Aside from seasonal farm fresh produce, ‘yard tag sale’ stuff (ya know – one man’s junk is another man’s treasure), occasional collectables and antiques, there’s also kittens, puppies, chickens and —– bunnies.
As I was leaving, I noticed this little furry thing, perhaps a chinchilla?? My fatal [...]

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Osage Oranges

Posted in Farm, Gardening, country living on October 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Osage orange trees are a common sight on the Great Plains today although they were not a widespread member of the prairie community originally. Before the invention of barbed wire in the 1880’s, they were planted as living fences – or hedges – along the boundaries of farms.
The name of the tree comes from the [...]

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Apple Pie!

Posted in Farm, country living, recipes on October 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

You know it’s Fall when…you have a taste for fresh, hand-made apple pies…YUM! Mama always said apples were sweeter after the first frost! Since we had our first ‘heavy’ frost last week, I decided it was time to visit our local orchard – conveniently located 5 minutes from my house – and pick some apples. [...]

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