Lehman's Country Life

My daughter just finished a book called The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs. In the story a boy is challenged to search out the Wonders in his small, seemingly-boring town. Like the boy in the story, it reminded me of how often I overlook the things that can inspire awe in the daily routines of life. But Brigit, age 9, was willing to take the novel character’s challenge. Within two days she wrote down The Seven Wonders of Brigit Brown.

Her Wonders began nine years ago with a twenty-four hour plane trip. She was born in Vietnam and had appeared in dreams for three years before her birth. I was living in Florida with my husband and young son. I flew around the world to bring her home when she was only 4½ months old.
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As we see the snowflakes fall and feel the winter weather take hold, I hope that you can take advantage of some family time together. Sometimes it’s hard after all the preparation for the holidays to get back into the swing of things for the new year. As we enter into the winter months sometimes it’s hard to have something to look forward to. Here are some ideas that might spark an interest and you may consider during your winter evenings at home.
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Wisteria is a beautiful addition to your landscape. The large cluster of purple flowers is very pretty and has a wonderful fragrance. The downside to this bush is it will spread and can be invasive. Wisteria also comes in white and pink.

In the winter when the plant is dormant use pruning snips and cut back all the over growth. These above ground shoots can travel surprising distances from the parent plant in a very short period of time and be quite destructive. Wisteria plants can grow over 10 feet in one year-be aggressive in your pruning.  Wisteria also spread by their root system. In fact,
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I haven’t been one much inclined to making New Year resolutions as I tend to forget what they were as the year progresses!  However I resolve that this year will be different and these are goals I want to meet. I will let you know at the end of the year how I did ?

I Resolve . . .

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Greetings from Land’s End! Friday January 2nd. the wind calmed down. The sun shone brightly . Bill and Molly were glad to be outside. I also took my little Yorkie , Lucky, out for a walk. It was a beautiful winter day. Then in the night it warmed up and rained washing away the snow. The next day Saturday the temperature began its downward descent. The weather continues to flip flop between extremes of warm and cold here. With a return to fridged temperatures and high winds Bill is back in the house again. There is a season for all things and winter is the time to work inside where it is warm. If winter projects don’t get finished before Spring they are put off until the next year.

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Greetings from a wet Nova Scotia!  Here at Land’s End , just as we thought the storms had all missed us we had a real dose of reality!  A storm hit Sunday Dec 21st. with rain and wind the such as I don’t remember  experiencing in the twenty-three years we have lived here!  Someone with a wind meter clocked the wind speed at 160km an hour  or near hurricane force! We know of one house that had a window ripped out by the wind. Our old house shook for the first time since we moved in. The windows breathed in as the wind tried to suck them out! I felt the bed move and the lamp shade swayed. It was a frightfully exhilarating experience that I don’t care to repeat!

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Bill and I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

We have been taking it a bit easier  here at Land’s End as winter rolls in. With the wood pile under cover and pantry full we no longer feel guilty sleeping in until 7:00am these days.  The goats are dry so there is no milking to do. The hens are moulting getting their winter feathers and taking a rest from laying eggs. The new hens are just starting to lay now so we haven’t had many eggs to gather lately either.  These are the lazy days for us when we catch up on sleep we missed and spend more time indoors by the fire.
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Let’s be realistic. No matter how eco-conscious we are there is no way around the season where it is better to give than receive. We may have all been taught that it is the thought that counts, but we are not immune to those cultural pressures that say that presentation is all that matters. There are ways though where we can beat the super consumers at their own game and get kudos for creativity.

There are lots of ways to minimize waste and still present gifts that show care, attention and a sense of occasion. It takes a bit of time and ingenuity but it is all fun stuff and very low tech. Here are some of my tried and tested eco-Christmas stratagems.
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That’s the , name of Devona Brazier’s blog in which she shares with us her life as a wife, a mom to 2 little girls, a visionary  and a person passionate about recycling and being a good steward.  Devona likes to sew and create.   Where some people see hand me downs and discarded material Devona sees opportunities for new life and purpose.  An example would be when Devona came across some old men’s dress shirts.  She became inspired to use the recycled material to make darling toddler dresses for her girls.  The idea caught on and she now custom makes dresses out of ‘Daddy’s Old Shirt’.

You’ll have an opportunity to meet Devona and see more of her creations on Friday from 10:00-2:00 in the Buggy Barn at Lehman’s.   Click on ‘Events’ at the top of this page to see what else we have scheduled for demos and activities.  You’ll not want to miss Christmas Open House this weekend!

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