Monthly Archives: January 2013

Chicken Coop

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

I cleaned the chicken coop this morning. Now, there may be some of you thinking – yuck, I don’t want to do that any time soon. Well, let me say I might have had that opinion in the past as … Continue reading →

Wordless Wednesday – 01/30/13

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Posted in Photography, Wordless Wednesday | Tagged Family, grandchildren, Photography, Sledding, Snow, Snow blower, Wordless Wednesday | 5 Comments

Resolution to Quilt

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

How are you doing with your New Year’s resolutions? I’m doing A-okay. About a week ago, I started work on the quilt tops for my grandchildren, and I’m loving it! I don’t know exactly what it is that appeals to … Continue reading →

Posted in Quilting | Tagged Flying Geese, Gourmet Quilting Blog, Grandmas Star, Jane at Jinny Beyer, Jinny Beyer, Kansas Star, Learning to quilt, Michelle at Quilting Gallery, Missouri Star, New England star, New Hampshire star, Quilting, Quilting Gallery, Quilts, Seam ripper, Susan at Gourmet Quilting, Windmill | 20 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Love

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Posted in Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Camping, Camping with grandkids., Coleman, Coleman Travel Trailer, Family Camping, Photography, Postaday, Weekly photo challenge, Weekly Photo Challenge: Love, Wordpress Weekly Photo Challenge | 3 Comments

Lemonade stand

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

To borrow some lyrics from John Denver, some days are diamonds and some days are stones. Let’s face it, most days the mailman brings you bills and junk mail instead of that one anticipated letter. Around here we try to … Continue reading →

Posted in Family | Tagged 1840 Farm, John Deere, Lemonade stand, Lemons, Making a sledding run, New Hampshire, NH Tourism, Skating, Skiing, Sled, Sledding, Snow, Snowmobiling | 18 Comments

No Impatiens this summer? Really?

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Portland Herald WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2013 Maine Gardener: Impatiens lovers in for a sorry summer By TOM ATWELL A new pest is likely to force impatiens out of the landscape in Maine — and probably in all gardens east of … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Flower Gardening, Gardening | Tagged Annuals for shade, Cheryl Smith, Downy mildew, Gardening, Gardening in Maine, Impatiens, Late blight, Maine, Portland Herald, Tom Atwell, UNH, UNH Cooperative Extension, Zone 5 gardening | 8 Comments

Dashing through the snow

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Have you ever gone on a sleigh ride? The grandkids and I went on our first one at Coppal House Farm, Lee, NH, which is a short 20 minute drive from the Seacoast and about an hour from Boston. When … Continue reading →