Writer With A Farm

Category: My journey

  • Experimenting With Homemade Yogurt

           I’m starting to find moments of quiet and peace throughout the day. Today my infant went down for a nap around lunch time and for once my toddler is quietly and contently eating her peanut butter and jelly.  I stare out the back window watching the rain splatter on the ground and the clouds…

  • Almost Spring

    I am excited for all the things happening in my kitchen right now. A friend gave me a simple recipe for making yogurt. I have that going on in a crockpot on my kitchen table. I have some apple cider vinegar fermenting on the counter. Since I am making yogurt I decided to make some…

  • My first time making apple crumble

          On this beautiful fall morning my kitchen was filled with scents of cinnamon, nutmeg and apples.  I’ve had the thought to make apple crumble for the last several weeks. We bought a bushel of apple seconds from the farmers market for 10 dollars. After making apple jelly, apple jam and apple butter my kitchen…

  • A Rainy Fall Morning

    I woke up to a beautiful yellow haze. It showed through the blinds on my window like God himself was saying good morning. When I made it downstairs I saw the yellow haze clung to the mountains and laid cozily upon the landscape. I started the hot water for my daughter ‘s hot chocolate and…

  • A Journey to More Nutritious Bread

    Today may be the warmest morning we’ve had in a couple of weeks. It’s 50 degrees. The rising sun is broadcasting a hazy glow across the green and auburn trees. The birds are singing their good morning song and I am sitting on my back steps, wearing a red robe, drinking a cup of coffee,…