by Sue Schlabach | Jun 20, 2012 | Artisanal Living, Garden, Natural World, Summer, Vermont
In six months the sun will be setting at 4 pm and I’ll be longing for this day. The first day of summer dawned with the promise of intense heat. There was barely dew on the grass when we went out to eat breakfast in the garden. The lambs got busy grazing,...
by Sue Schlabach | Jun 5, 2012 | Family, Friendship, Garden, Summer
I’ve been on the road. And up to my eyeballs in work and life. It’s a fine savory stew, my life, with many ingredients I wouldn’t wish to remove. If only there were more hours in the day to do all the things I long to do. This weekend we witnessed a...
by Sue Schlabach | May 13, 2012 | Chickens, Color, Eating and Cooking, Family, Garden, Natural World, Photography, Spring, Vermont
I don’t ask for much on Mother’s Day. I often share it with my husband’s birthday, and so I’ve spent the day at a few ballparks over the years, and that’s okay with me. But this morning Mother’s Day dawned with a bit of overcast...
by Sue Schlabach | May 4, 2012 | Handmade, Housewares, Sewing, Travel
What is it about buttons? I can’t seem to acquire enough of them. Fortunately I come across bags and bottles of buttons in thrift stores all the time. They provide a tactile zing to run your fingers through, while digging to look for the perfect one. Zing. Zing....
by Sue Schlabach | Apr 30, 2012 | Natural World, Paris, Photography, Spring, Travel, Vermont
It is the day after a longest day. A day of traversing timezones and crossing continents and oceans. So here I am in my own timezone feeling a little like I’ve been run over by a car. Nothing another cup of tea won’t cure. And a few more nights of sleep....
