Views from the Farmstead

Yesterday, I shared part of the excitement that I had with my family on my birthday. After hanging out at the National Building Museum and then our food truck adventures, we had to drop hubby back off at work and decided to go to the Smithsonian’s Museum of American History. It had been closed [...]

So, a few weeks ago was my birthday and I had a ball. No, I didn’t ask for time alone even though I probably would have enjoyed it. I decided to head to DC with the family and do some tourist stuff – so pretty much they all had to do what I wanted, [...]

Yes, if you couldn’t tell, I am aiming for *most infrequent blogger award* if there was such a thing. I love blogging and sharing and often have more thoughts than time, but hey, ce la vie!

One night when it had stopped raining, these pretty clouds were passing by my window and I [...]

Every year, my hubby’s family holds a reunion and he and his siblings take turns with the planning. Last year, was ours and everyone had fun at Wintergreen and thankfully this year it was his younger brother’s turn. He and his wife chose Kill Devil Hills in the Outer Banks for [...]

A few weeks ago, a dear friend of mine’s hubby gave us tickets/passes to the air show at the local base. The kids were super excited and thankfully my father agreed to take them as hubby and I had something else to do….plus, I knew my father would enjoy it as much as the kids. [...]

Despite my inactivity here, I have been active around my home. Lots has been planted, tended to, weeded, picked, prodded, and more as spring has definitely sprung.

When we moved, there were 4 peony bushes and I just love this time of the year as the burst open with their fragrant blooms.

My garden is also coming [...]

Lots has been happening now that the weather has started to break. After so much snow this winter, it has been great to see the grass again. I have been wanting to be a chicken girl for some time now but everything in moderation as I also want bees, more fruit [...]

Last night, I finally watched Food Inc. and the veil was lifted. I had read about many of the issues discussed in the film but yet the visual images drove home their importance to me in a way that brought tears to my eyes.

You see, I was on the waiting list to get [...]

I have started and stopped many posts over the last few days…..lots going on in my mind and just taking a general reassessment of life. This winter was far colder and snowier than I can remember for my neck of the woods and that led to a lot of hunkering down and staying put. [...]

My mom informed me of this special that was on NBC Today – Secret Filth Exposed. There are several videos but this is the one that really caught my attention. They purchased underwear from several well-known stores (Victoria’s Secret, Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s, Gap, etc.) and removed all of the tags and protective stuff, then returned [...]