Tea on Tuesday

                                               Happy belated St. Patty's Day to ya' all!!!

Had my Irish Breakfast tea, in my vintage Firestone mug......

                Spring has sprung, and is merrily springing in fast forward- and early!!!

 The old fashioned daffodils are popping up everywhere, and the quince is buzzing with bees and buds!

In a couple more years, our flowering pear allee should be gorgeous......

                                                            But, back to tea.....

The fabulous Beekman Boys shared this- and I have to share it with you!!!
Beautiful photos - and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the teapot!!!!!!

And check out THIS teapot - made especially for Beekman - " The b .1802 Rural Artist Collective member that does our goat leg soap dishes is doing 4 one of a kind teapots based on animals at Beekman Farm. We'll have a gallery show and auction later in the year. Was there any doubt who stepped forward to be the first model?

— with Polka Spot."

 

 

Please visit Patty and Kim for a list of other tea fanciers!



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Mountain Meadows Quilters Retreat 2012

Down on the Farm

Blog surfing this morning and came across a post by Jodi at The Jolly Bee

She was talking about one of my favorite new shows that debuted not too long ago on Planet Green.
I have started autotuning it each week, so I don't miss it! It's on tonite, by the way.

  The show is called The Fabulous Beekman Boys - the name caught my eye, because I recall a hotel near my family summer home, in Rhinebeck, NY, called The Beekman Arms. I tuned in, just to see what it was all about - and I am hooked!!!
Two city boys, from NYC, pursued a dream to own a home in the country, and have turned it into both a home and a business venture.
I can so relate to some of their experiences, having moved from suburbia to the country - I call myself a country girl wannabe who got to be, having written about it in my other blog.

The "boys" raise goats, make cheese, have gardens, and rent out their home for functions. They are promoting locavore-ism in a big way in the town of Sharon Springs, NY. I do wholeheartedly support being a locavore!

One of the boys is a former VP with Martha Stewart, the other a former drag queen and now an author. They have a llama named Polka Spot, pigs, goats, and Farmer John to help them run the farm. Watching them wash the pigs for an open house, tying ribbons on the goats, and parking the farm equipment just so- with buckets aligned perfectly to suit one of the boy's type A personality, is just so entertaining!!

Mind you, I was NEVER than funny assimilating into the country life- but it is amusing to see how they are making a go of it - and VERY successfully too!

Josh's newest book, The Bucolic Plague, is now out- I am off to  buy it!!!!