Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Sunshine

Ahhh..finally a day of full sun. It has been really wet here the past week. We are hanging in there though! I have to say that I was getting mildly depressed with all the clouds and rain-but today the sun is shining.
Scenery
Green is the new color around here-the trees have their leaves and with all this rain the grass is tall. Temperatures in the 70's-pretty much a little slice of heaven. Lilies are in bloom and appearing around the house in arrangements. Ahhh..the smell of lilies is surely amazing too!
Work
We have started going to farmers market this past month-it's been nice to get off the farm and interact with customers. The past few weeks I have been attending the Warrenton farmers market by myself. Which to be said, is a lot of work. We load one of those Dodge van's all the way to the top with plants to sell. I get up at 5 a.m., drive 45 minutes and unload and set-up by 7 a.m. I pack it all back up the same way at noon and head home for several more hours of work.

We are working a lot more in the fields transplanting veggies, herbs, and flowers. I am anticipating being out in the fields all week if this sun sticks around! We have been working hard, but just when you think you've had enough you get a day off. Today is the end of our 1 1/2 days off this week. We have cleaned, relaxed, bird-watched, cooked, and listened to good tunes. Ready for another week of work.



Goods in the greenhouse


Hoophouse


Hillsides greening


Dusk

Friday, May 1, 2009

Making the News

Here's a link to an article a sweet local lady wrote about us in the Rappahannock Newspaper. She met us at the plant sale and interviewed both James and I. Got a few details off...but overall it was fun to read. Enjoy

(click on the title of my blog and it will take you to the article)