Life at Homeland Farm

SUMMER BEAUTY  (Computers, man....Grrr) 4PM...A drive around the farm checking out the pretty stuff... Pole Beans! Acres of clover! " "Look Vance! The Tiger lillies are in bloom again..." 4 PM....Pea shelling time! Supper is cooking, and smelling good! 430...Cocktails on the glider! Couple of tired farmers 5 PM...SUPPER TIME Chicken and Dumplings, fresh peas and cukes, homemade biscuits and strawberry jam! YUM TIME TO WRAP IT UP FROM HOMELAND FARM! hOPE EVERYONE HAD A GREAT WEEKEND! SEE YOU SOON!

          Good Afternoon from Beautiful Bridgton, Maine! After a terrible, wet and cold and LONG Spring, we are finally enjoying a warm, sunny stretch of summer weather. The flowers are blossoming, butterflies are flitting about and the garden is in. Time to get out and enjoy the season, although we have plenty to do here at Homeland Farm.            Today, I am doing a blog post called A DAY IN THE LIFE AT HOMELAND FARM. It could easily be called "A day in the life of Carmie and Cliffy," or "Watch Carmie and Cliffy work", but I will go with my original title.           Anddddd Here we GO! PS..Doing this in two parts since my computer is being a pain!                          A DAY IN THE LIFE AT HOMELAND FARM      6AM...wake up to the Peke snoring on my head.      7AM... Coffee and we make plans for the day. The dogs are clearly awaiting instructions.         9 AM....It is time to start making strawberry jam. Three batches later, we wer