A Charming Barn

We took a road trip

last week

to pick up something that my

hubby bought for the farm.

On the way we passed this old beauty.

All she needs is a new roof

and she'd be ready

for the next generation

to put her to use.  

I wish she was mine.

We are starting to be

surrounded by

"amber waves of grain".

It won't be long until

they start cutting the 

winter wheat.

 I wonder what they'll plant next.

I hope it's corn...

or sunflowers!

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Joining Tricia
over at 
Bluff Area Daily
for

Barn Charm 

Simon & Garfunkel In My Garden

Well ok maybe Simon and Garfunkel
aren't in my garden
but
parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme are!

I used a few sprigs of rosemary
to make some
Rosemary and Garlic Oil.
 

I love this on toasted Ciabatta buns.

I just put a few sprigs of rosemary
and 4 cloves of garlic 
into a cruet
and then fill with 
good extra virgin olive oil.

Put on the lid and store in the fridge.

YUMMY!


This should be used up within a week.

Thyme flowering
 
I thought I would share a few photos
of some of the herbs I grow 
in the foundation of
an old grain bin. 

Culinary lavender

Mint

Sage in bloom

Marjoram

Cilantro

Dill

Chives

Parsley

I filled in a few empty spots with 
some leftover
strawberry plants
and rhubarb which I didn't take a photo of.

   
Are You Goin To Scarborough Fair?
Parsley Sage Rosemary And Thyme.
Remember Me To The One Who Lives There,
She Once Was A True Love Of Mine.
Simon And Garfunkel Lyrics

  
Do you cook with herbs?
If so...what is your favorite dish?

A Cottage Rose

 The old rose bush 

outside the dining room window
(at the back of the cottage)

is in full bloom.

I wish I knew it's name

and what kind of a rose it is.

I think it was planted

around the time the house was built

in the late 1940's. 

It is a HUGE old bush

that blooms once a year.

What it lacks in longevity...

it makes up for with profusion!

It doesn't seem to have much 

of a scent and the

colors range from red...a very 

dark pink

to a light fuchsia.

All this color on one rose bush!

When we moved to the farm 

nearly 3 years ago

it was very overgrown

and there was a lot of old dead

branches.

I gave it a good pruning

late that winter

and it must have been what it needed

as it has grown very well

with very little attention since then. 

 

If only everything else 

on the farm would grow so well!

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Have a wonderful week!