Farm Life in Maine and New Hampshire
The final house color is going up and as promised, it's historical. After being white for perhaps 100 years, we've returned it to colors that would have been used in the past history of our home and business. The main house is California Paint's Muted Mulberry with Port0bello trim. Being an herb business, it's terrific that both are plant names. While the main home is 1822, the … [Read more...]
Here's an updated photo of our new Cloverleaf Farm colors. The main house is just the primer but look closely and you'll see the trim color. Any new guesses on the main house color yet? You can at least get a hint from the color of the trim. We'll narrow it down for you. It's on this webpage... … [Read more...]
The gardens are starting to wind down. I am glad in a way,?? but sad in others. It will give me a chance to get some other projects done. It gives me time to get all??my canning done before we have to start getting the yard and gardens ready for winter. Today, I will be making and canning tomato sauce. I think tomorrow, we will work on gathering apples from the neighbors and … [Read more...]
I found out today that I will have to do the kitchen all over again. It would be the best way to stop the paint from chipping off now, and in the future. I won't have to do the wainscotting I uncovered which I am thankful for. I will have to strip and sand the trim and anything else that had been painted blue. I am not looking forward to that. I am looking forward to doing the … [Read more...]
While Michael was busy doing the farmers market, I was a bit bored. The shop was slow, and the gardens were all set for the day. So,??I decided to see what was behind the plywood walls in the kitchen. I took the crowbar , and gently lifted it from the wall. When I pulled it back, there it was...gold. … [Read more...]
