by Sue Schlabach | May 2, 2020 | Garden, Spring, Vermont
Everywhere I dig—and I am digging at every chance I get these days—I am finding something buried. And that could be a metaphor for all of us in these days of stay at home orders and isolation. What’s deep inside is sustaining each of us, I’d wager. If we...
by Sue Schlabach | Jan 19, 2020 | Garden, Vermont, Winter
January thaw came and went last weekend. The temps rose to mid 50s and after walking the dog on our muddy road I got motivated to cut back the dried perennial stalks by the house and in the garden. When my mom got sick last fall, cutting back the garden didn’t...
by Sue Schlabach | Apr 13, 2019 | Artists, Garden
Our outdoor life is about to begin. We raked the yard this weekend, using lots of muscle to get the matted leaves and film of road dust off of the sleeping lawn. The garden and half of our house foundation are still swallowed by blankets of snow, but the weekend was...
by Sue Schlabach | Oct 15, 2018 | Artisanal Living, Garden
Fall is here and I’m still nursing an elbow injury that I got last April right before we moved to The Little Brick. My ideas for a summer of gardening had to be put aside. No serious digging, pruning or shovel work for me. So I took to the gardens and field with...
by Sue Schlabach | Nov 27, 2013 | Artisanal Living, Creativity, Farm Life, Garden, Holidays, Natural World, Vermont, Winter
Almost Thanksgiving and the grass is nearly obscured by snow. That’s okay with me after the mild, lingering autumn we’ve had. Our garden wall project that ate up our summer (and was partially the reason I rarely wrote), is nearly complete, and that is one...
by Sue Schlabach | Jul 11, 2013 | Farm Life, Friendship, Garden, Local Food, Summer, Vermont
Between thunderstorms we’re celebrating the salad days of summer. The thunderstorms have been a daily occurrence. No swimming in the river to beat the heat. {But Paul’s watermelon cocktail on July Fourth was a good idea.} And salad. The row of mixed...
