Stay calm… Those are the magic words when you are a beekeeper. We have had bees now for a year and a half. I know it doesn’t sound that long, but we are now up to 9 hives and we have more on the way. I love my bees. They are fascinating creatures. Their entire…

I love the little things in life that make you smile. A few weeks ago while driving from the farm to Egidio’s house, I noticed two signs on two lawns facing each other. I don’t know for sure… but it appears that the two neighbors were having a feud. My take on the first signs…

sheep… We decided to get sheep instead of goats because goats are somewhat destructive. Sheep are… Well, sheepish. They are sweet and docile.. They frolick in the fields.. Bleating happily to passers by… After all, didn’t Mary have a little lamb? Didn’t it make the children laugh and play??  We got our sheep with the…

Recently, I was pulled over by a State Trooper for speeding on 209. It was an early Saturday morning, and no one was out on the roads yet. I won’t lie, I was in fact speeding, I knew it… and he knew it. I was driving into Kingston and the Trooper was coming toward me.…

So, it’s maple syrup season… or at least the calendar will tell you that. Someone needs to tell mother nature. While its true that we have been enjoying a rather unseasonably warm winter, followed by a blast of cold weather the past week, overall, it has been either too warm or too cold for the…

Technology is a wonderful thing! The internet is just mind boggling if you really think about it. It is amazing that you can google or you tube just about anything and get lots of ideas, advice and video demonstrations. If you have a hobby or interest… there are a million more people who have the…

Moving to the farm as been an adventure. We are only 5 short miles from the city of Kingston. Yet, at times it seems like we are a million miles away. We have seen things here that I have never seen before. Most of them, things I didn’t want to see. Like the 9 foot…

This past Friday Egidio and I had our big romantic weekend away together… yes, the annual NYS Maple Syrup Conference…..our “sweet” weekend!! Nothing screams I love you like an auditorium full of men in all camo with women on their arms wearing shirts that say “I’d Tap that!” We arrived in Verona New York just…

Our cat Autumn is very very needy, in a good way. She has to be constantly touching you. I actually step on her several times a day because she is right under my feet. There are times when she will not stop meowing until you sit down and let her have some lap time. She…

A poem based on a true story…. When I walked in the house, the presents were not there… I immediately felt a bit of a scare… The presents, once wrapped with love and care… She ripped and she tore as if on a dare… I followed the torn paper down the hall… I yelled out…