It's 2014?!?

 Welcome 2014!  Seems like we're all saying "where did the time go?"  A big thank you to all our visitors who made 2013such a good year. We hope your holidays were wonderful and wish you all happiness for the coming new year.

The shop is closed for the winter season, but will reopen March 1st.  We  use this time to rest a little, but mostly there's still a lot to do to get ready for SpRiNg! 

 The Loft is open year-round and we're welcoming guests who are looking for a warm cozy getaway in the midst of this cold weather. See you soon!

2013

Sixty degrees one day, ice the next :/
Well, that's January, right?

The hellebore's are budding up, it's still light (at least a little bit) at 5 pm, and the mailbox is overflowing with seed catalogs!  Sounds about right, doesn't it?  Happy 2013!

Blizzard at The Farm

Wow, that was some blizzard, wasn't it?    Even though most everything can close down during a storm like this, we still brave the elements to get to the animals.   LoTs of work to get through all that snow!  Spot is safely in the shop and he'll stay there til the weather is more reasonable.  If Gail had her way, she'd have the chickens and the horses in there too!

Snow, Snow, Snow

More snow today here in our Central Illinois gardens, but we're all dreaming of spring, right??  This is a picture from Lori's zone 6 garden.  Lori comes out to The Farm when she is  visiting with family in Springfield.   We hope to see her again this season!  Only three more weeks til re-opening :-) 

Thank You

Thanks to each and every one of you who come out to visit  with us at The Farm.  You made our 2009 season  awesome!   Be sure to follow the blog over the next few months.  We'll still be here, doing what all gardeners do over the winter--dreaming and planning for next spring!  By the way, today is the first day of winter and the shortest day of the year. . . So enjoy that extra minute of daylight that we'll be getting every day!