They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.
Tuesday was a school day at the farm. Seppi finished his school right away (being in Kindergarten). So he and Winnie had to be spoken to sternly about sword-fighting in the school area. There is a whole play room to play in, but in the school room around the easily distracted siblings is a much… Continue reading Tuesday
What do you do when you wake up on Monday with a hankering for pancakes (a.k.a., a "pankering.") but there is no pancake mix to be found in the house? Well, once you have gotten over your shock and disappointment, figure out what people did in the olden days before pancake mix was invented. We… Continue reading Growing up
And other shenanigans. By Ellie Belle. (Translated and with editorial notes by Daddy.) evie is bring home eggs and cabbage ewwww!! the cabbage is foll of afedes (The cabbage is full of aphids. Dusty little gray bits that infest the spaces between leaves). the cabbageis roten (The cabbage is not actually rotten, just infested). we… Continue reading Happy Birthday, Winnie!
Grandma Ann sent it in the mail, for Seppi's birthday. He was so excited nothing would do but putting it together in his jammies, as soon as Daddy got home. First, hard hat on for safety! Fortunately he already knows all about how to use tools. Voila! Just like that! We have an excavator! Grandma… Continue reading How the Farm got an Excavator
Busy week last week, in a flu-like sort of way. That's right, the dreaded influenza A ripped through the house like a bull in a Chinese shop who just learned that ox-tail soup was the special of the week. Despite not feeling good on Monday, Farmer Seppi started bok choi, swiss chard, celery (way overdue)… Continue reading Catch Up Post
Guess what he got for his birthday!
Little Farm in the Big City 