Category Archives: New England

Winter Wonderland

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

It’s snowing today, but it’s winter in New Hampshire. We have a good three (no, actually six once I got out there) inches on the ground with about the same due to arrive again this afternoon. I see two rounds … Continue reading →

Posted in New England | Tagged Ice fishing, Ryobi snowblower, Shoveling, Snow, Toro snowblower, Winter | 59 Comments

North or South

Posted on January 2, 2023 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

2023 will find us in the North. We have things to attend to here, and it just works out better to stay local. Once we made this decision, we bought a new snow blower to make moving snow easier. We … Continue reading →

Posted in New England | Tagged Italy, Paper Piecing, Pope Benedict, Quilting, Ryobi snow blower, Snow removal, Winter | 64 Comments

Utilities

Posted on December 26, 2022 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

On Friday, we woke up to flashing blue lights, no power, and downed trees. I’m thinking my Craftsman battery saws aren’t going to be able to tackle this clean up. On the plus side, it didn’t hit anything. On the … Continue reading →

Posted in New England | Tagged Christmas gift, Holidays, New England, New Hampshire, Power outage, Propane, Streaming services, Utilities, Winter | 66 Comments

Geezers

Posted on December 12, 2022 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

A while back, I was scrolling Netflix and wondered if there were any Jesse Stone movies I hadn’t seen so I googled. I was a little surprised but had myself a good hearty laugh when I read: “CBS canceled the … Continue reading →

Posted in New England | Tagged Caffeine, Geezers, iPhone, Jesse Stone, New England, Old fashioned, Shovel, Snow | 71 Comments

Under the weather

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

I started not feeling well last week and after questions, exam, and tests, the medical diagnosis wasn’t exactly what I had expected – Flu Type A. I’d had the requisite fall flu shot, but apparently it doesn’t cover this strain. … Continue reading →

Posted in New England | Tagged Blogging, Flu Type A, New England, New Hampshire, Quilting, Reading, Sewing | 81 Comments

Nostalgia

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

It’s that time of year when we think of loved ones and celebrations, and the memories and smiles just bubble up. Holiday decorating with our daughter and then our grandchildren sleeping over on Thanksgiving so we could decorate the next … Continue reading →

Posted in New England | Tagged 1840 Farm, Basket, Christmas decorations, Family, Friends, Holiday decorations, Holiday season, Home made baskets, Long arm quilting, New England, New Hampshire, Nostalgia, Quilting, Sewing | 63 Comments

November

Posted on November 7, 2022 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

This past weekend, we changed our clocks back one hour. If you want to read a well written post about the topic, drop over to my friend Jon’s, Antilandscaper blog about Time Zone Funk. I love that post, but I’d … Continue reading →

Posted in New England | Tagged Antilandscaper, Fall, Gardening, New England, New Hampshire, Retirementally Challenged, Right to Vote, Sewing, Snap It and App It, Time change, Veterans Day, Vote, Weather, Wetlands | 58 Comments

Fall Color

Posted on October 17, 2022 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

New England winter is white or brown, spring is green, summer is a colorful array, and fall, well, fall is gold, orange, and red. It’s a beautiful thing. We received 3 1/2″ of rain last week in about a 36 … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, New England | Tagged Autumn, Books, Fall, Fall color, Gardening, New England, New Hampshire, Reading, Sewing | 76 Comments

Fall

Posted on September 26, 2022 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

The calendar tells us fall has arrived. I could have told everyone that by the 42°F reading when I make coffee in the morning or the chili that was in the crockpot yesterday. 🙂 We received 3″ of rain last … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, New England | Tagged Autumn, Autumn Joy Sedum, Craig Johnson, Fall chores, Faye Kellerman, Gardening, Hell and Back, Longmire, New England, New Hampshire, Quilting, The Hunt, Winter seed sowing | 68 Comments

Nature

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

I haven’t participated in a photo challenge in a long time, but how could I pass up Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge when the topic is ‘Nature.’ Thanks, Dan, for the reminder. A lot of people are perfectly happy being indoors … Continue reading →