Cloverleaf Farm

Nothing beats fresh pumpkin pie at dinner in January. How about a fresh baked acorn squash in February?
Storing winter squash is easy. Most store well right into March. However, the process begins in the fall. Continue reading →

It’s Just Another New Year’s Eve

Laundry done and hung to dry,
I’m tired now, I don’t know why.

Lunch is through, dinner is coming,
Today has been kind of numbing.

Looking past throughout the year,
See what’s ahead it… Continue reading →

You too can have fresh carrots all winter if you do a little planning in the fal. If you store them correctly in the ground they should last all winter.

As the first frost is upon you, mulch dirt and… Continue reading →

It is snowing outside again. We have gotten about 8 inches in this storm so far. If I calculate the snowfall correctly, we have gotten over 40 inches. That is half of what we usually get all winter in one month.
Figuring that we will be inside hunkering down today, I think I should do some laundry. I prefer to do it on a sunny day so I can hang them out, but I am not sure we are going to see much sun for the next few days. The last time I waited for a sunny day, the laundry got a bit backed up and we were surrounded by clothes racks. Continue reading →

One of our local historic houses went up in flames last night. The barn and the ell are completely gone. We went by today to check it out because we had heard all sorts of rumors of what really happened.… Continue reading →

5:30-6 a.m.- Wake up and get the dogs outside.
6-7 a.m. – Get the wood stove going, make the coffee (no Mr. Coffee here). We use an old percolator coffee pot circa 1940′s. We then feed the dogs and get them settled. After they have eaten we eat. Oatmeal, eggs and toast, or maybe some pumpkin bread would be on the menu.
7-8 a.m. – We relax. We do watch the new at this time but only for a short time. We can’t take it for longer than 1/2 hour or so. Too much input. No one needs that much input. And is the news really news anymore or just a side show for freaks. Who cares if Brittney Spears cut her hair off?
We plan on what we are doing for the day, or we may talk about what project gets done next in the house. That usually takes the longest since we have so many plans to accomplish.
We get the dishes done, the house cleaned up, and then it is off to work. Continue reading →

Could you live without your microwave? How about your washer, dryer or dishwasher? Could you live without your hairdryer? Is a t.v. in every room normal for your house? If you had to flick a match to a candle instead of flicking a light switch, do you think you could survive? Continue reading →

Under all that snow out there lay a garden in waiting. As I look out at Harvey the old scarecrow, I wonder what magic is taking place out there deep in the earth. As the earth sleeps for winter, the… Continue reading →

It snowed again last night. I am glad we didn’t get too much, as we have another storm on the way tomorrow.
I have been taking some time off to just putter around, and it feels good. The in-laws have been visiting, so it has been nice not to be too busy. It makes for a much more relaxed visit. Yesterday we went to Strawbery Banke, and we had a great time. The liked it so much, they became members. Now, when we go again in the spring, they will be free too. It is so nice there in the spring, summer and autumn seasons. We had never been during the Christmas season, and it was beautifully decorated for the holidays. Continue reading →

While Jimmy Stewart is on t.v. having a wonderful life, we are sitting here on a quiet Christmas Eve watching Cary Grant in The Bishop’s Wife. It is a wonderful, but much less known Christmas time movie. We have already done the ritual of It’s A Wonderful Life, and all the Rank and Bass Christmas specials from long, long ago. We will start tomorrow with the tradition of Ralphie and The Christmas Story. Continue reading →