Monthly Archives: January 2016

Sydney’s at a conference this weekend in Lexington–for sustainable agriculturalists.  He’s been enjoying the talks, but he’s also highly amused at the contrast between academic and agricultural conferences.  As he headed out this morning he reminded me that he’d be … Continue reading →

January’s been an interesting month.  On January 3rd, Sydney harvested this from his garden: And yet this past week Katherine didn’t have a single full day of school, thanks to low temperatures (Kentucky standards here: 6 degrees at night) and … Continue reading →

“You were going to pay $20 for that?” “Yeeeees?” “That’s ridiculous.  Give me the dimensions and I’ll make that.” Can’t buy even a simple shelf or ledge around here without having him up in arms. Erin

Nathaniel saw my cookbook was out and started deciphering the recipe upside-down, from his side of the counter.  With a bit of help, he came up with: “Position a rack in the lower third of the oven.” After defining “position” … Continue reading →