New England Pastoral - Life and design in an antique New England home.
Home
About
Contact
New England Pastoral - Life and design in an antique New England home.
  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
DIY, Farm Life, Food, Garden, Our Home

Designing and Planting our Vegetable and Herb Gardens

We’ve been planting the seedlings we started last month any time the sun shines here in Massachusetts … which means that during our two days of sun in the last month, we’ve been very, very busy! Here’s how it’s coming together.

Continue reading
Food, Recipes

Foodie Friday: Grilled Halloumi, Tomatoes, Ramps and Fiddlehead Ferns on Focaccia

I was looking for a something special to make for my husband’s birthday that was still vegetarian (after a weekend going to my high school reunion where we totally indulged in bacon, beef, etc. that they served), and I came up with this. Halloumi isn’t cheap, but you don’t need much to make an amazing meal, and for this I added seasonal ingredients (ramps and fiddleheads) that I love, but you can certainly modify it and use fresh arugula or other greens. Halloumi grills beautifully which makes it seem extra special!

Continue reading
Before and After, Kitchen, Our Home

Fixing Our Infamous Kitchen Leak!

So, I missed posting on Friday. Why? Because my kitchen was getting torn up searching for the source of the leak in our kitchen that we’ve had such a hard time finding.  You can see the damage up there, dripping away on our beam and messing up our ceiling … But I’m happy to say that we found the culprit!

Continue reading
Before and After, Fabric, Inspiration, Keeping Room, Our Home

Reupholstering Our Spool Chairs

At long, long last, I got the spool chairs we bought with the house reupholstered! My favorite parts, though, are the throw pillows. I’ve been in love with this fabric forever, and finally have the perfect room to use it in…

Continue reading
Home, Inspiration

Inspiration from the UK: Building New Houses that Look Old


Source

This weekend I came across homebuilders Border Oak, located in the UK, and was incredibly impressed at how they design and construct new build homes that look like they’ve been around forever.

Continue reading
Food, The Environment

Foodie Friday: Calculating the Climate Impacts of What You Eat


Source

I came across this great little tool on the New York Times today. Basically, you select the items most similar to what you ate the day before, and it tells you how much climate change impact your meal that day had relative to other Americans.

Continue reading
DIY, Farm Life, Food, Garden, Our Home

Garden Update: Starting Seedlings and What’s Come Back

We’ve been doing a ton of work starting to establish our veggies and herbs for the year! Here’s what we’ve got in the ground and what’s almost ready to plant …

Continue reading
Antique, Garden, History, Home, Inspiration

Outdoor Inspiration: An Antique Home with Gorgeous Gardens

This weekend I found (via Instagram) this beautiful antique house for sale in Essex, MA. It is chock full of garden and landscaping inspiration!

Continue reading
Chickens, Farm Life, Food

Foodie Friday: Dying Brown Eggs

Given that we are swimming in fresh eggs, I wasn’t about to buy white eggs just to have something for my kids to dye for Easter! I bought a few different products that I thought might work to dye brown and blue eggs.

Continue reading
Farm Life, The Environment

Farm Living: Predators and Wildlife on Our Property

Even though we’re not exactly located in the wilderness, we have about seven acres and are surrounded by conservation land.  This means a constant stream of wildlife takes advantage of our space.  Thought I’d share some photos of our frequent visitors over the last year or so!

Continue reading
Page 2 of 14«1234»10...Last »

Categories

  • Antique
  • Bathroom
  • Before and After
  • Cautionary Tales
  • Chickens
  • Colonial
  • DIY
  • Fabric
  • Farm Life
  • Food
  • Garden
  • Gifts
  • History
  • Home
  • Inspiration
  • Keeping Room
  • Kitchen
  • Lighting
  • Our Home
  • Powder Room
  • Recipes
  • Restoration
  • Roundup
  • The Environment
  • Travel
  • Uncategorized
  • Vintage and antique

Archives

  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018

Load More...Follow on Instagram
© 2018 One Fine Design, LLC — All Rights Reserved