July is a fairy fine month here at the farm. For the Home Place Fairies who have worked so hard all spring and summer tending the gardens it is a month of merriment and playfulness. Our gardens are bursting with flowers and vegetables. The fruits in the […]
A thick grey fog rolled into and over the back meadows and gardens this morning, It is dusk now and that fog is still here. After a series of seemingly endless days of November gray I find myself dreaming of summer. I dream of fairy folk dancing in […]
Early in the morning the Home Place Fairies Nightingale, La Rosa and Delphinia affectionately greet Old Horse. Old Horse is their companion; the loyal guardian of all the Home Place Fairies. Through the long cold months of winter Old […]
“To see a world in a grain of sand and Heaven in a wild flower Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand and Eternity in an hour.” William Blake poet “Believe in the […]
In late July the lovely green wide leaved annual herb Basil tastes especially fine and we traditionally make pesto to freeze for the winter months. I plant our Basil in mid to late April from seed in my greenhouse and transplant the seedlings come late May into raised beds […]
Tiny wonders everywhere!
Here is a delightful simple little recipe from the fairy folk for a summer Fairy Berry Fruit Salad. The ingredients can come from your garden or the market, the fresher and grown closer to home the better. 1 small seedless watermelon cut into bite sized pieces […]
Day or night, from dawn to dusk all through the spring, summer and fall, Fairies tend to my gardens, nourishing and enriching both flora and soil. Quite a wonderful temptation to sit amidst the Thermopsis yellow and […]
The way to Fairyland is not always a smooth and effortless ride. Like most journeys worth undertaking what matters most is that your heart is in the right place. Fairy Folk do not allow entrance to just anyone and their entrances though many are secret and hidden. Sincerity […]
