Devastation

This is the beautiful Stoneledge Farm in the Hudson Valley of New York State where our CSA vegetables are grown.

This is what is looks like today after Hurricane Irene was finished with us up here in the Northeast.

10 to 14 inches of rain...the National Guard called in...severe flooding. What a shame.

More sun, please...

Enjoying a very sunny day...but they're talking about snow Thursday and Friday. Enough already!

It's almost April for heavens sake!

ah, sweet mystery...

it was 68 degrees in NYC as I drove to Brooklyn to have dinner with Sarah and Eric and deliver some soap. Down the west side...there were joggers in halter tops, cyclers, roller bladers, and walkers galore. Just enjoying a brief respite. Could spring be around the corner?

Alive and well in winter

It's been a long hiatus, but here I am, weathering yet another snow storm in the northeast. I've lost track, but think it's the 4th or 5th one....and January isn't over yet.

A good 'soap' day. I've been making soap nonstop for Saipua and keeping our little Creekside business tooling along, too.

This is me, trying to be a better blogger.

Too Hot to Blog?

I feel like we're living in the deep south. It's been hot for as long as I can remember. (well for the past month at least, with no relief)

I have air conditioning only in my workshop....so I've been working a lot.

Too hot to work in the garden, but here's what's happening there:
Remember this....from May
Now it looks like this....

That's a Giant Belgium...almost ripe:

And San Marzano plum tomatoes....for sauce:
I'm off to mix up lye for soap....where it's cool!

63 degrees/Nov. 15

and Clarisse decides to sun herself on the top of the grill.

What a life.....she is SO good at relaxing.

I wish it were summer again.