Month: April 2014

it’s mud season

it’s mud season

Anyone who lives rurally can attest to the fact that there are four seasons in a year: summer, fall, winter and mud. It’s a double-edged sword. You wait all winter long for spring to arrive but as the snow melts and we see more of 

twilight

twilight

I love the period of time just after the sun sets but the world is still light. There are no shadows and everything seems to glow blue. There’s something about the in-betweeness of these moments. It is neither day nor night. It’s as though as 

a thaw

a thaw

My experience tapping maple trees began in earnest last year. I produced two litres of syrup on my wood stove from trees around the house and fired the evaporator for over a thousand more litres at Sugar Moon Farm. Even after just this one year 

slipper and her giant sticks

slipper and her giant sticks

We have a daily dose of inspiration wrapped up in an endearing black and white package here on the farm. If ever there was a poster dog for she believed she could and so she did, it’s Slipper. Without a second thought, she regularly picks 

christine & dave

christine & dave

I suppose more of an introduction is required for those of you who don’t know us well. I’m practical about the little things and impractical about the big. Christine is seemingly randomly practical. We’re randomly and impractically in love. It’s fun. Two dogs, Paddie and 

dalaway farm sneak peek

dalaway farm sneak peek

While the snow and wind raged outside, I spent the day cozily tucked inside a barn with over 100 lambs. If you think that must have been cuteness overload, you’re right. I have many more photos to share from my visit to Dalaway Farm today