everything’s comin’ up veggies

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well, maybe there’s room for a flower or two as well; why not? what a week for gardening, eh? at the beginning of last week i was stressing just a little because i hadn’t gotten my seeds in over the weekend. so monday morning i got up bright and early, put on my garden clothes […]

the new kid in town

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a brand new limited-edition yarn has landed in our online shop—the third installment in our mohair series. this is one spun with the kid fiber we purchased from john frett at pinxterbloom farm, along with the yearling for our chebris blends. cabécou means “little goat” and is the name of a tiny goat cheese from […]

berry fine

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wow, another weekend just whooshed by, gone in what feels like an instant; good thing we made the most of it. we ended our week with our usual friday afternoon date—bike errands (we really enjoy this getaway, hee-hee!). first stop: the post office, our saddlebags loaded high with the international mailing of our june BNK […]

groundbreaking

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truly a sight for sore eyes, am i right? sigh! but hard to believe that the berry brigade is just around the corner, waiting to march forward and unroll its riches before us week by week. where has the year gone to? it’s been a busy week around here, between trying to get our yard […]