Simple Hand-Made Herbal Gifts

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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Holiday Open House

 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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A Recipe for Parsley…

Do you recall all the parsley in my garden in a previous post (it’s actually about half of the parsley in my garden)? Well, if you have lots of fresh parsley, here’s a recipe that perhaps you’d like to try… TABOULI. First, a few facts about parsley. Parsley is a biennial – that means it comes [...]

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A Working Weekend

Matt was home over an extended 4-day weekend (mid-terms) so I spent lots of time rattling the pots and pans in the kitchen preparing his ‘favorites’. Used up the last of my goat’s milk cheese with baked manicotti…YUM! I made meatloaf –  it’s always a family fav – for another supper, and last, stuffed green peppers [...]

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Fall garden ‘to-do’ list!

You never realize how creative you are until it comes time to figure out what to do with all the L A V E N D E R in your garden!?!!

Most of the lavender seen here (in my drying barn) will be ‘garbled’, that is, the buds and leaves will be removed from the stems [...]

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Visit Me at Mt. Bruce Sheep & Wool Festival

I love this time of year…a hint of Fall in the air???  Well, almost.
If you’re looking for a fun ‘local’ weekend activity for the whole family or just the girls, be sure to visit the Mt. Bruce Sheep & Wool Festival, Romeo Michigan this Saturday September 26 and Sunday September 27 from 10 a.m. to [...]

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Candied Ginger!

Today my house smells of ginger and sweet annie! Yum!
Yup, I’m in the kitchen making ‘candied ginger’ – a special request from my son (who’s a freshman away at college..the big M!). During cold season ***also good for anything that ails you*** we like to have lots of fresh ginger root on hand to brew a soothing [...]

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Chevre means “Goat”

Holly, my daughter’s Alpine doe.

If you visit any country in the world, you’ll probably find cheese on the table! Through history, cheese appeared on the scene only after man domesticated animals. It’s not hard to imagine a biblical David with a bag of dried curds hanging from his belt as he delivered cheese and drink [...]

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Treat Yourself (and Mom) to a Herbal Foot Soak

Our feet do a lot for us. They take the beatings of the daily grind – getting crammed into ‘fashionable’ stilettos and narrow pumps – and carry the weight of the world on two tiny little plains. We take our feet for granted, so isn’t it time that we treat them with the respect they deserve? [...]

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Herbal Homekeeping – Spring Bucket List

Many herbs were important in running the household in Colonial times. Herbs were essential for flavoring the food that was prepared for the family, housekeeping chores and “Dr. Mom” tasks that made up a typical day. Medical applications may have included everything from treating fevers and upset tummies to relieving female complaints. Herbs were also [...]

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