Cloverleaf Farm

More snow today. They say anywhere from 8-12 inches depending on where you are. Seems like we are always on the cusp of all storms so we never really know until it is over. All this and winter doesn’t even… Continue reading →

It is snowing like crazy outside. The wind is whipping around. Although it is cold, and blizzard like, it is very beautiful. The back yard is blanketed in virgin snow. It is wonderful. By tomorrow some creature will have left… Continue reading →

It will be Christmas soon. If you walked into my kitchen you would think you walked into a tailor shop with all the fabric, and sewing paraphernalia all over my kitchen table. Cloth in pile, patterns in another, and the… Continue reading →

Sewing has become a major part of my life. I realized a few years back that I could make most everything I needed. I know I could go to Wal-Mart and buy a blouse for $10 on sale, but there is nothing more pleasurable than making a blouse with your on two hands. I spent $8 on material, and I already had the buttons from another worn out blouse. So if you figure in the material, thread and time, I am sure the blouse cost me over a $10 sale blouse. But how do you measure internal satisfaction. It means so much more than buying something off the wrack. You start off with just a piece of fabric, and then in few hours it is a beautiful blouse. Continue reading →

I decided last night to start the job of upholstering Grandma’s furniture that my cousin Deb handed down to me a few weeks ago. She had inherited it from my aunt when she died, and she wanted to pass them… Continue reading →

Being it our first snow storm of the season, we sure did get more than I would have like. It would seem from shoveling that we got about 10 inches or so. It does make the trees beautiful. It is… Continue reading →

We are due to get snow tonight. This will be our first real snow of the season. The last snow was piddly and didn’t last. The first snow is always so pretty. It covers all the dead leaves and ugliness… Continue reading →

Can you believe it has already been a year since we bought our farm? With so much still to do, I didn’t realized just how much we accomplished this year.

We got our gardens going, and opened our shop and… Continue reading →