by Sue Schlabach | Feb 24, 2013 | Color, Garden, Natural World, Winter
Nine days after I brought forsythia branches indoors I found the first three flowers opening. By today—day eleven—the whole arrangement is showing off. Through the yellow tinged branches I can see a red cardinal flitting around in the falling snow. Two thirds...
by Sue Schlabach | Feb 21, 2013 | Artisanal Living, Natural World, Vermont, Winter
Two nights ago R and I crawled into bed grumbling about snow and cold and wind. We’ve had our fair share of each lately. We love snow, usually. But winter was wearing us down. How funny, then, to wake up to winter paradise the next morning. It’s...
by Sue Schlabach | Feb 13, 2013 | Color, Creativity, Design, Garden, Housewares, Interior Design, Natural World, Spring, Winter
As I typed the words ‘forcing forsythia’ I heard them spoken in the voice of Sylvester, the cartoon cat who always chased Tweety Bird. These metal industrial stools cheered me when I came across them this morning via Nest Design Studio. I do love...
by Sue Schlabach | Feb 9, 2013 | Farm Life, Natural World, Vermont, Winter
Today’s word: drifts. It’s hard to measure a snowfall on a morning with the wind howling and snow blowing about forming clouds in the otherwise blue sky. We braved the weather to feed the animals, shovel some paths, clean off the cars. And now...
by Sue Schlabach | Oct 22, 2012 | Autumn, Color, Eating and Cooking, Farm Life, Garden, Local Food, Natural World, Vermont
My husband came through the door about 30 minutes earlier than usual this evening. “Quick!” he said, “Let’s plant the garlic before the sun goes down.” I was fiddling with an image in Photoshop and the glow of my computer screen...
