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End of Season Sale: Suncatchers 20% off!

Our stained glass, one-of-a-kind, artisan suncatchers are 20% off!

I’m offering 20% off my remaining suncatchers this Saturday at Hereford Farm Market. We have maybe a half-dozen or so of them left. Each one is handmade by my niece and nephew’s grandmother, Mary Nolan. No two are alike. There are suncatchers with bee charms, honeybees made of glass, and guardian angels. I often refer to the angel as St. Gobnait, who was the patron saint of bees and beekeepers. They make an excellent, thoughtful, unique hostess or holiday gift for nature lovers and gardeners!

The market season is winding down…

This Saturday is the last day we’ll be at the Hereford Farm Market this year. It’s been a terrific season!! Thank you to each and every one of you who came to the market and supported us and the bees! I have a handful of jars left of most everything I brought last week: wildflower honey, mulled cider jelly, pumpkin-pie spiced pear jam, honey-maple cranberry sauce, smoky chipotle berry jam, and loose leaf chai tea. I’ll also be selling Mandi’s adorable knit pumpkins and pumpkin hats.

It’s been an amazing biking season too!

Changing seasons on the trail

I’ve been biking since March, trying to reach my mileage goal for this year. This week, I finally did — 1,000+ miles for 2022!! Most of those miles were logged on the NCR/Heritage Rail Trail, but I did a few organized rides too. Next week, I’ll take my bike down to the shop for a much needed tune up. 🙂

The Heritage Trail up near Seven Valleys, the Howard Tunnel, and an apropos pic of my bike on Home Road on my last day of biking this year.

Happy Halloween!!

After tomorrow, we hope to do one final event this year — a Christmas Bazaar down at the Federal Armored Museum on December 4th. I’ll keep everyone posted on that. In the meantime, we wish everyone a safe and wonderful Halloween and an amazing, gratitude-filled Thanksgiving! WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOU AND YOUR SUPPORT!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂

Our honey, hives, and a Kindness Rocks message Craig and I found on the trail

We’ll be at the Hereford Farm Market, 17004 York Road, in Parkton, Maryland, from 9:00 a.m. until noon this Saturday. Look for us at the “Hats & Honey” table beside The Contented Rooster.

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Garden Glow at Ladew + Trick-or-Treat Treats for Dogs!

Ladew’s Garden Glow was spectacular this year! We were lucky enough to go on Thursday (Oct 21), which was the night after this month’s Hunter’s Moon. The weather, sky, and changing leaves were gorgeous. Jack-o-lanterns, glowing artwork, and In the Dark Circus Performers were everywhere.

Is that a shooting star?! Pretty sure I captured a picture of a meteor from the Orionid Meteor Shower along with the nearly-full Hunter’s Moon and over thirty glowing pumpkins. AMAZING!!!!! 🙂

Beekeepers love bugs!

Ryan the Bugman was the guest in the Education Tent, so of course we made a beeline for him (hahaha). Ryan didn’t have any observation hives, but Craig was able to hold both a tarantula and a scorpion. What did we learn? That most tarantulas are named “Rosie” because they have rose-colored hair and that all scorpions glow in the dark. Pretty neat, huh?

We loved Garden Glow 2021 and will definitely go next year!!

What are we bringing to the market tomorrow?

Honey and peanut butter-flavored dog treats — because you never know who will show up at your door for Halloween. Some people trick-or-treat with their dogs and, whether or not those pups are wearing costumes, you want to be ready, right? We have a baker’s dozen of treat bags decorated with cute Halloween ribbons. Each bag has about 2 ounces of treats. There are different sizes of dog biscuits in the bags, but they’re all made with mostly organic ingredients.

  • Organic rye flour
  • Organic eggs
  • Organic peanut butter
  • Buckwheat honey
  • Soybean oil
  • Baking powder

I’ll also have Halloween gift packs, full-sized jars of other seasonal jams & preserves, chai tea blend, beeswax salves and handmade soaps + Mandi is bringing pom pom and Maryland beanies, luxury scarves, cowls, knit pumpkins, mittens, fingerless gloves, scrunchies, and Halloween hair ties. Hope to see you there!

We’ll be at the Hereford Farm Market, 17004 York Road, in Parkton, Maryland, from 9:00 a.m. until noon tomorrow. Look for us at the “Hats & Honey” table beside The Contented Rooster.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

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Knit pumpkins, Pumpkin Spiced Applesauce, and Halloween Trio Packs!

We’ve been busy! After our Beekeeping Q&A at the Hereford Farm Market earlier this month, we did a Pop Up Shop at Oak Spring Farm and a whole weekend at the Hereford Fall Fest. It was awesome, despite having to close early Saturday due to rain and nearly losing our tent Sunday because of wind.

Tomorrow, we’ll be back at the Hereford Farm Market with some fun Halloween-themed offerings. I put together some trio packs of kiwi preserves, strawberry balsamic jam, and a “dessert rub” — all packaged in a cute Halloween pack that is perfect for gift giving. (Why should the kids get all the treats on Halloween??)

We’ll also have Pumpkin Pie Spiced Applesauce, a homemade Chai Tea blend, Mulling Spices, and the VERY LAST TWO JARS FROM THE 2021 HONEY HARVEST + autumn scented, handcrafted, hot processed soaps!!

Mandi (my table partner/Rosie Posie Design Co) will have knit pumpkins, pumpkin beanies, autumn cowls, Maryland beanies, and other knit accessories. Stop by our table! We’d love to see you!! 🙂

We’ll be at the Hereford Farm Market, 17004 York Road, in Parkton, Maryland, from 9:00 a.m. until noon tomorrow. Look for us at the “Hats & Honey” table beside The Contented Rooster.