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Dig if you will, our new well!
After months of disappointing, low pressure, “fart showers” the long awaited well drilling rig rolled into our driveway on a cold February morning. Two days of drilling and digging, we have a new 250...
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The B&B Beginning
We closed on the sale of “Aunt Joan’s House” in late December. With keys in hand, we started to figure out how to turn this gorgeous family home into a B&B with four guest rooms. We started with...
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Lost Boy
Around December we started seeing a lone ring necked pheasant hanging round the farm, then our house. Jeff started throwing sunflower seeds for our new pet pheasant we named “Lost Boy”. Every morning...
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Susannah is not alone
We knew Susannah (Bennett) Lowe’s gravestone was in the front yard of the B&B, she has been there since 1714. I had spent several months looking into the family history of Susannah (Bennett) Lowe...
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March Madness
It’s early March, and Construction in Susannah’s suite is in full swing. A bathroom renovation is underway, and we have plumbers and electricians coming and going all day. We need more people in the...
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Social Distancing, and Discing
Raymond discs the first field to prep the soil for planting rape seed (die nematodes!) Late March brings us to a screeching halt, along with the rest of the world with a Pandemic. The 2019 Coronavirus...
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Welcome to Camp COVID
Spring 2020 won’t soon be forgotten, the global pandemic that stopped the entire world in its tracks. We hunkered down at home, donned masks, washed our hands, and got to know our UPS and FedEx...
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Pretty Pictures
The end of July brings us to the end of the construction, painting, fixing, cleaning, hanging art, and landscaping! The end of Phase One anyway. It’s time to take professional pictures of this...
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Summertime
It’s official, Susannah’s Watch B&B has finally opened! Kind of. COVID is still lingering, so we decided to open at 50% capacity for as long as it takes to keep our guests comfortable, and safe....
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A Dixon Family Farm Wedding
Postponed from March, there was an opportunity between COVID surges to throw a wedding on the farm. Not just any wedding, but a Dixon Family wedding! It was our honor to provide the bride and groom a...
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What a Difference a Year Makes!
We moved home in late October 2019, and the barn and farm were in rough shape. Here are some before and after pics. Hard to believe we started out with this mess. The side of the barn, the vines were...
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Peak Corgi
Last spring we lost our Collie, Buddy. He was everyone’s best friend, except people on bicycles. He did not enjoy bicycle riders. This is Buddy, Ivan and Squid at the top of the stairs at our...
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Farewell, my Chicken Friend
We had to do one of those difficult things tonight. They are a cross between pets and livestock, our chicken friends. I’ve heard that we shouldn’t name them, because the favorites always die. Her name...
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Lavender Fields Forever
It’s cold and gray. Winter is quite chilly in our old farmhouse, so we bundle up in sweatshirts and spend lots of time by the wood stove in the evenings. I have also spent lots of time buying flower...
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A Tuesday Morning Trip to Zimmerman’s
Zimmerman’s is our local Amish greenhouse supply store. A fun place to go any day, but on this particular Tuesday, it was SUPER fun. What could be so amazing about a trip to get some pots and...
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Signs of Spring
At last, we have a day with no ice, wind, rain, snow, and the sun is out! We have been waiting for this glorious sunny day for a long while, and it’s beautiful out. Big things going on at the Dixon...
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Let’s get growing
After a long COVID winter lull, the temps are warming, the guests have returned to the B&B, we have flowers in the field, and our first two weddings are in the books. Wine Grapes & Lavender...
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Flower Harvesting
Summer has arrived, and the flowers are blooming in the greenhouse! The post Flower Harvesting appeared first on Susannah's Watch.
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Extreme Farming
We tend to jump into the deep end when embarking on new adventures, and farming is no different. When we moved back to the States from living overseas for years, I was literally Googling “how to be a...
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Bouquet Workshop with Friends
July arrives with loads, and loads of flowers! We hosted a bouquet making workshop at in the new Carriage House at Susannah’s Watch with our friends at Sunnyside Florals, Sheepfield Farms, Grazygirls,...
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