Soapmaking…It all starts with the grass.
One thing leads to another. I never imagined we would be making our own soap on top of everything else. But we use a lot of soap in the Bed and Breakfast and so Soapmaking has been added to … Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! This is how our day went…
Click “Continue Reading” to see Thanksgiving in 25 seconds… [youtube]http://youtu.be/ZPNoOuzhz2E[/youtube]
Holiday Thyme Teas
Once Again…Winter is closing in, The animals are ready for winter. Their coats are thick and fluffy and the chickens are changing their egg laying habits to conserve the energy needed in the coming months. The cows are very … Continue reading
Fall Harvest Thyme
Every day we are feeling the deepening of Fall here at Thyme in the Country. Calling the cows in for milking, the early morning light is a little dimmer and the air a bit chillier each day. Our gardens too … Continue reading
Nothing’s quite as pretty as the garden in the morning………
In Summer…., at the heart of our property lies our vegetable garden. No Photograph can quite describe its beauty at 6:00 on an August morning. With a mist hovering over it and a flock of yellow Grosbeaks flying away from … Continue reading
Springtime Update from Thyme in the Country
Although we haven’t posted anything on our blog since winter, we haven’t been hibernating here at Thyme in the Country. We have literally been as busy as one armed paperhangers all winter fixing things that were broken, making improvements in … Continue reading
Got Milk!
Thyme in the Country is thrilled to announce that our dairy is now fully licensed and producing pure raw milk from our Dutch-Belted cows! This heritage breed is famous for legendary quality milk and butter, prized by New York restaurants and connoisseurs. Continue reading
Advent Breakfast
Winter is closing in. The tree branches are bare, and the vegetable garden has been gleaned by both cows and chickens. Meadow grass is turning brown, and the cow barn is full of hay. We make the beds with flannel sheets now, and as the nights get shorter and colder, we start to feel the first twinges of excitement for the coming of Advent and the Christmas holidays, a happy, busy time of bringing in greens and dried herbs to decorate the house for the holiday season. Continue reading
Fall Thyme Thanksgiving
One recent guest wrote this review, which beautifully captures what we are trying to convey:
“Thyme in the Country is not just a lovely place, it’s an experience of a way of life and style of hospitality that is warm, wholesome, visionary, and utterly heart-felt. The experience is so much more than the sum of its parts Continue reading
The New York State Fair
2010 was the first year Dutch Belted Cows were included in the Dairy Cattle Show at the New York State Fair. It was also the first time I had been to the State Fair since I was a child in 4-H. The President of the Dutch Belted Cattle Association, Cornell Upson, wanted to exhibit as many “Dutch Belts” in the show as possible, so we loaded our cows and brought them to the fair in Syracuse. It was a real adventure, from sleeping overnight in our VW camper van, to learning all the details that go into getting the cows ready to show. Continue reading