Justin made a delicious peach pie for the potluck. It was heartily consumed by those in attendance, before Justin, Topher, and Cara polished of the final morsels. Justin and Cara preserved some dignity and refrained from scrabbling for every last little bit. Topher,on the other hand, had no shame…. does this guy look like he …
written last Wednesday, August 14… It’s Wednesday night and I’ve just sat down to get a jump start on this week’s newsletter. It has been the most beautiful evening. After work I went for a little run around the neighborhood – I found myself mostly looking up at the quickly changing dramatic sky. As I was nearing …
Two mornings last week I walked out to pasture with Topher to get the cows. We seem to be in the short window of time when the sun peaks over the hills just as the cows start coming in for milking. A great big burst of hello to the day! The morning light in the …
On Wednesday morning we had a new calf born to Alexa. The calf is a lanky boy who was a stubborn walker. Here on the left he is pictured with Topher who was trying to ease him along down the road. The boy was very hesitant about walking along with us once we got near …
Sunday afternoons are often a time that I spend doing affinage – caring for our cheeses that are in the process of aging. I have written about the Maggies Round in the past, it is a brushed rind cheese which means that each wheel needs to have the environmental molds brushed off of it regularly. …