Letters from a Hill Farm

I have been very slowly getting back into blogging more often. And what better way to keep myself going in this endeavo(u)r than to join a c...

So here's our beloved Hazel in her Hallowe'en costume. I had never heard of The Mandalorian until she told us about it. You may read...

Margaret didn't really plan on having a Hallowe'en party this year, but people asked and she did! Last year's party is here . It...

This is SO much fun!!!

  One For Sorrow (Two For Joy) is an old English nursery rhyme. One for sorrow, Two for joy, Three for a girl, Four for a boy, Five for silv...

I've been hearing this lately on a jazz station I listen to, and thought I'd share it. Stacey Kent is one of my very favorites, and ...

This is a recipe from a woman whose blog I used to read and enjoy. And then she just stopped. Happily, it is still on the internet.  I went ...

Today at 3:21 pm Eastern time the sun goes into Libra, beginning the autumn season. I came across this quote today and thought it perfect fo...

  I have lately been watching a program which is on Britbox - Bergerac . I'm sure all my English friends will know the series. The othe...

You may know that I have been buying flowers from a local flower farmer for several years. Under "letter topics" there is a Flower...

"But now in September the garden has cooled, and with it my possessiveness. The sun warms my back instead of beating on my head ... The...

The past few months have been a strain at Windy Poplars Farm.  Tom's 93-year-old mother has had increasing signs of dementia, and is cur...

Yesterday afternoon we were standing around the kitchen - Tom, Margaret, Hazel, Campbell, Indy, and I - when a police car drove up. This has...

  Charlie Watts: a rock’n’roll legend whose true love was jazz He may have backed the world’s most successful rock band, but the late drumme...