Summer has indeed sprung and its generosity has left our prickly invasive blackberries heavy with fruit, thus turning a foe into a temporary friend. It’s left me flush with berries up the wazoo, hence this very tasty and simple blackberry and almond loaf cake....

After a brain-addling move that consisted of packing up our old home quite literally to the last possible minute, we’ve taken our time getting settled in at the homestead. But now that the space is really coming together and I’ve been able to unpack...

Last week we went to a little brewery down the road from the homestead. All the hustle and bustle of the workshops had come to an end, so we found ourselves sitting out back in the picnic area, unwinding with a bit of pizza...

I am resurfacing with a boozy treat for you after hosting my very first photography retreat here at the homestead. The workshop was positively wonderful—we had a group of 12 women from all over the US, Canada, and Central America, and I had forgotten...

Long time no ‘see’, reader! Things have been moving at a very brisk pace around here, the rain finally stopped in mid-April so the clay got firm enough for us to actually start landscaping! And I’ve basically been outside working in the yard non-stop...

Things have been very busy around here. As it turns out, building a garden on raw land is incredibly time consuming. Who knew! But I did manage to eek together a moment away from building raised beds and planting a zillion dahlias to soak...

If you’ve been following along for a bit, you know the journey to get our homestead built was a long one with many ups and downs and twists and turns along the way. Some things went right, and some things went sideways, but today...

Spring is such a vibrant season that I’ve found myself eating especially colorful foods as of late. It’s still very muddy and brown here, so on some level I think I’m trying to lure in the green and flowers by puttering about in the...

Spring is afoot. The grass is poking out of the clay soil around the house, and little buds have been developing on the trees, disproving their grey + dead wintery appearance. With the start of color peeking just around the corner (so long, dark...

This is one of the recipes we make at least once a month, all year long. I’m surprised it’s taken me this long to actually write it up to share with you all, but sometimes you just get distracted by the new and shiny...

Now that the holidays and the cookbook shoot have wound down, I’m able to properly sit down with my head on straight and give you a long-awaited update on the homestead. I intended to do it sooner, I just severely underestimated how much time...

Well hello again. This year has been off to a good-but-busy start, I got hired to shoot a cookbook last month and that’s what I spent most of January doing. It’s been a really fun project, but now that it’s winding down I’m able...