How I fell off the wagon, and why I got back on
In May of this year, I participated in a Ragnar relay with a group of friends. Ragnar is a relay race that lasts about 24 hours and, in this case, covers about 175 miles. My portion of the relay was…
A horse named NOT-Waylon
Of course we are crazy. Anna saw a listing on a pony club related email about a free horse. Of course she replied, we had a conversation with the owner, and 2 days later, we drove about 150 miles (each…
Vicki’s cake
Stayed up late tonight making Vicki’s birthday cake. Can you tell who we tried to model it after?
Life lessons in the woods
Today at work, I ended up with an unexpected open afternoon. Cold snap last night, bad weather coming tomorrow, first week of November, and Alex was out of school! I headed home at lunch and loaded my new (off Craigslist)…
What’s new?
Can you tell what is different?
Amanda the milk maid
Amanda loves to help with milking the goats.
Wesleyan Local Food Co-op
The Wesleyan Local Co-op was started in 2011 to help students gain access to more local food. The first year, the co-op had thirty members who received weekly deliveries of local produce. In 2012, it expanded to 100+ members with…
Hurricane Sandy – Part 2
The winds and rain have passed, thankfully ending earlier than expected. We were lucky and never lost power. We have heard 75-90% of our town is out. We survived the storm with very minor damage. Our Shelter Logic tractor shelter…
Hurricane Sandy – part 1
This past weekend was very busy BEFORE we needed to prep for a hurricane. Saturday was working to set up at a horse show, Saturday evening we took the kids and friends to the Haunted Submarine at Nautilus and activities…
Making Yogurt
Earlier in the year, our family developed an expensive food habit: yogurt. We were using yogurt on cereal at breakfast, for snacks, in smoothies. In fact, we were easily spending over $60 a month just on yogurt (normally Stonyfield and…