• Bolted Down

    Bolted Down

    On March 1st, the National Weather Service announced a strong wind advisory for Northern Virginia and Maryland.  The blustery wind was about 30-40 mph; however, some gusts reportedly reached  70 mph.  With school canceled due to power outages and blocked bus paths, we drove to the farm to see what the wind had blown our… Read more

  • Big Red Barn: Episode Two

    Big Red Barn: Episode Two

    In Episode One I wrote about the use of the Big Red Barn,  but this time we will discuss how it was built. As said before, the barn is a Pennsylvania Dutch style, meaning it has a bank on one side for wagon access to the top floor. Hence the term,  The Bank Barn   On… Read more

  • The Awakening

    The Awakening

    For behold, the winter is past (or the bulbs think it has);     the rain is over and gone (at least for now).  The flowers appear on the earth,     the time of singing  has come, and the voice of the turtledove (rooster?)     is heard in our land. Song of Solomon 2:11-12   ♥ Meghan  Read more

  • The Garage

    The Garage

    Next to the farmhouse is a carport.  If you haven’t spent much time in the South, you may not know about carports.  This shelter, typically for the family car, consists of four poles and a roof.  I suppose it takes the place of the garage — minus the storage.   However, on the far side… Read more

  • Happy Anniversary #1

    Happy Anniversary #1

    WOW!  I can hardly believe it has been one full year since we acquired this piece of land! The past 365 days have been filled with a lot of hard work and even more joy.  Each day it grows harder and harder to keep our children away from the farm. In January,  I confidently stated,… Read more

  • Peanut, Peanut Butter and Jelly

    Peanut, Peanut Butter and Jelly

            Nothing is more American than a peanut butter and jelly sandwich!  But why?  What makes it so American?  Within the very large pile of glass jars that I have collected from sheds and garages, a few of them were peanut butter jars, and many of them were jelly/jam jars! The peanut butter… Read more