After two incredibly exhausting weekends installing the new kitchen counters, and the subsequent recovery from that adventure, I finally had to pick myself up off

If there is one point in time that sets the tone for the year to come, it’s probably this one… The one hour a year I

So many parts of this year have been a blur. It’s been a lot of work, a lot of good times, and– every once in

It’s been about a month since I made an epically bad decision that led to the loss of two of my three beehives, and I’m

I almost hedged my bets and titled this “The Worst Mistake I’ve Made Yet” but I genuinely hope this is the worst beekeeping mistake I’ll ever

I did not grow up in a world that told me I could do or be anything I wanted. Quite the opposite, in fact. The

The first day of November and it’s probably not even really cold enough out right now to merit a bonfire. But don’t think that’s stopping

I cannot tell you the last time I went into weekend with no work or social obligations, all my project materials lined up, and a

For most of September I was doing my best to maximize my time out in those last beautiful, sunny days of summer. But now we’ve

Summer might be drawing to a close, but we’re still having wonderful weather in Michigan, and you’d have a tough time luring me back into

A few weeks ago I spotted the first of the goldenrod blooming in the field behind my house, which meant all of my other projects and

Okay, fine, dozens of peaches, but given this is my first peach harvest and–with all the concern I’ve had over the trees–I wasn’t sure I’d get

There comes a point every summer when the frantic pace of farm-maintenance and projects I started in spring finally catch up to me. For a