I grew husk cherries for the first time this year and my new son-in-law lovingly refers to them as veggie-berries. I’m not sure how I feel about them, personally, but…

We did it. We pulled off the sweetest little DIY wedding for our oldest daughter. Joe and I are so humbled by the tremendous help from friends far and wide…

Three weeks until the wedding. There’s a million chores to do and I’m short on words, but the pictures say it all anyhow. A late August garden wander…… Remind me…

The dye garden is popping with dyer’s coreopsis and sulfur cosmos. The plants are so tall they are threatening to topple over and I realize I need to up my…

More rock moving. The maple in front of the house got a new + bigger bed and some shade plants. I love buying bare root plants and potting them up.…

Early August farm walk. The wild bee balm is blooming and full of bumblebees, the blackberries are delicious, and the golden hour walks are truly magical. The new stone path…

The sunflowers are really starting to show off. A few are double my height easily, I’ll try to get a picture of the really tall ones as they start to…

A few wild + cultivated medicinal herbs in full bloom. Queen Anne’s Lace, Motherwort (with bumblebee), Resina Calendula, Valerian…. I’m especially fond of the Queen Anne’s lace which has slowly…

Our driveway up to the house is a little on the steep side which creates two “hillsides” – one that is a pain to mow (pictured below) and one that…

Late spring blooms (technically) since it’s before the official beginning of summer. The peonies are showing off despite the constant rain and the yellow irises we planted last year are…

Dinner in Troy with this guy. Just a sweet photo of us I want to remember…. xo, s

The weather is warming up each day and the green is taking over, the new double tulips are showing off, lots of sweet wild things are showing up here and…