Letters from a Hill Farm

I've been greatly enjoying The Big Family Cooking Showdown on Netflix. In a episode I saw last evening, there were two great quotes fro...

I just wanted to note that it has been 11 years since I began writing this blog. Things in the world and in my world have changed in ways I...

This week's installment of Weekend Cooking is a collection of questions. How do you shop for food? Do you go once a week, twice, more...

When the kids were little we used to make them yogurt popsicles from yogurt and frozen orange juice. I decided it was time to make them agai...

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The last time we had our house painted was thirteen years ago, and that was just the front because of a special occasion. The rest of it had...

I thought some of you might get a kick out of this clip from New Tricks . Then he and his wife go to The London Library. They walk in an...

On this very hot and humid late September day, I am sitting in front of a fan, reading How Many Camels Are There in Holland by Phyllida L...

My kitchen is a mystical place, a kind of temple for me. It is a place where the surfaces seem to have significance, where the sounds and od...

This week I thought I'd try something fun, and made three bouquets from one. I so love these flowers.

Even though the cousins see each other pretty often, it is still great fun for Hazel, Campbell, and Indy to FaceTime. What a great invention...

I thought after yesterday's posting I would put up some pictures of my grandmothers. My paternal grandmother holding little 15-month-o...

I saw this picture on Facebook, and it coalesced so many thoughts that have been swirling around in my head for the past almost 4 years...

My daughter's enthusiasm for The Great British Bake Off (or hashtag GBBO, as it is known in social media) convinced me to give it a try....

Last September I took note of the blueberries we bought from our neighbor. Today I froze the last batch of the 2017 season, and there is qu...

I thought I'd show you how they look before I put them in a vase. These flowers truly take my breath away. Such color. The essence of su...

Today's beautiful flowers are back in my mother's vase.  Check out all the basil! Both purple and green. Pesto coming right...