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  • Hopping with the Bunny

    Sixty Seconds with Judi Things are “Hopping” on the farm I love the Easter season! It really brings back so many happy memories of when I was a little girl, each year getting a new hat with little white gloves to match my twirly Easter dress. Do little girls still do this?  When my boys

  • Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme

    Sixty seconds with Judi Herbs have been used since the beginning of time. Ancient Greeks and Egyptians were known to use them for food, teas and medicinal purposes. Not to mention as fragrances and in spiritual ceremonies. They knew the health and healing benefits of those easy to grow plants and flowers. Herbs can be

  • Following the Bluebird of Happiness

    Sixty Seconds with Judi “Be like the bluebird who never is blue, for he knows from his upbringing what singing can do” Cole Porter The bluebird population was struggling back in the 1970’s. But, with the help of the National American Bluebird Society, formed in 1978, trails have been started to help build the population

  • Feed the Birds

    Sixty Seconds with Judi Did you know, that backyard bird watching is the second most popular outdoor activity in the United States – second only to gardening? I think sometimes people forget that bird watching is an all-year, all-region activity.  So many of our feathered friends hang out with us all winter. I am new to the

  • The Christmas Bake-Off

    Sixty Seconds with Judi Sometimes I think that if I eat yet another Christmas Cookie, my body will explode! It all started with a few Christmas presents for my family over-seas. I had made some Christmas stockings and wanted to fill them with some home-made delights from my kitchen. Once my son heard of this

  • My Story on a Tree

    Sixty Seconds with Judi This week my family picked out the perfect tree. It was a little earlier than usual for us; I wanted my son who was home from college to be a part of the celebration since he won’t be home until Christmas eve.  Our tree is beautiful. Perfectly placed in the corner

  • Ready, Set, Go!

    Sixty Seconds with Judi It’s here! You know that time of year that is supposed to be ringing with cheer and good will to all men. But, instead we seem to put ourselves into a frenzy of shopping and constant worry about what to buy Aunt Mary. Well I say STOP! Let’s slow down this

  • Thinking Thanksgiving

    Sixty Seconds with Judi My house at Thanksgiving is no Norman Rockwell painting. It is pure chaos! My house is small and the crowd is large. The numbers are frequently in the 30’s.  My sisters and I put out a large spread. Three Turkeys are usually the center piece; each containing their very own stuffing

  • Okay, so now what?

    Sixty Seconds with Judi I am always astounded at how the masses of people disappear after Halloween. Where do you all go? I know that many of you think of us here at Linvilla Orchards as that “Halloween” or “Fall” place, but really we are so much more.  We really do know how to play

  • Carving Jack

    Sixty Seconds with Judi Do you remember when you were a kid and you would carve your pumpkin for Halloween? I don’t know about you, but in my house it was a family affair. My Mom would buy the biggest pumpkin she could find. We would use the biggest butcher knife in the drawer and