Category Archives: Country Living

A Different View October 11

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Eliza Waters

We had a frost last night that pretty much ended my garden for the season. So instead, I am going to be posting this view of our little valley over the next few weeks as it transitions into dormancy. Thanks … Continue reading →

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Farm Fresh

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Eliza Waters

Once a week, as members of Natural Roots, a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) farm, we get to take our cloth shopping bag and fill it with delicious, organic, fresh produce. There is nothing so delicious as eating crunchy salads, fresh beans … Continue reading →

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Violet Tea

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Eliza Waters

When violets cover my lawn in masses of white and purple in May, I have a traditional celebration where I serve Violet Tea to my young friends who live next door. It started six years ago in the spring after the … Continue reading →

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Hallelujah Chorus

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Eliza Waters

After a cold, dark winter of gray-brown dormancy, the earth barely breathing, waiting faithfully for renewal and warmth that certainly must come, spring starts slowly; then quickly, it becomes a rushing torrent of life. Brought on by moisture and warmth, … Continue reading →

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Laundry, Earth Day and Meditation

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Eliza Waters

All my life, I’ve hung my laundry to dry on a clothesline when the temperature is 40F (4C) or higher. To some, it’s rather quaint and old-fashioned, but to me there is something reassuringly domestic about seeing clothes hung on … Continue reading →

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April Snow

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Eliza Waters

Today it snowed six inches (15 cm), the most accumulation we’ve received during any storm so far in 2016 (our winter was relatively mild with very little snow). All the more amazing is that the temperature on Thursday and Friday reached 67 degrees F (19C) … Continue reading →

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Maple Sugaring – A Rite of Spring

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Eliza Waters

Spring is here with the calls of red-winged blackbirds, muddy roads and buckets hung on maple trees, which are tapped to collect their sweet sap. Although this winter was very mild, generally New Englanders wait a long time for spring to … Continue reading →

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Winter At Last

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Eliza Waters

Winter at last! It finally looks and feels like winter out there. We received about 5 inches of snow in an overnight storm that ended at mid-day. I was beginning to wonder if winter would pass us by without any … Continue reading →

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Winter Contrast

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Eliza Waters

This is what my backyard looked like on February 3, 2015. The snow was at least two feet deep and it was bitterly cold, the high temperature that day was 21F (-6C) and the low was -6F (-21C). This is … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Eliza Waters

Thanksgiving, celebrated this week here in the U.S., is a holiday during which we express gratitude for the harvest and the many blessings bestowed upon us during the previous year. While most of us are quite fortunate, often we forget to give … Continue reading →

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