Burdog One day recently a friend was standing on the porch of The Beekman removing  burdock burrs from his jacket—stragglers from an early-morning walk around...

A trivet will protect the surfaces of your furniture and can also help display your dishes in a dramatic way. Trivets can be fashioned out of almost any flat surface. Our...

Many of our crafting projects begin with a walk around the farm. We recently found inspiration in the austere, architectural beauty of the sumac that grows along...

See what this "grows" into... Do you have small children that you need to entertain while finishing up holiday meal preparations?  Choose an adult who,...

According to Irish lore, Stingy Jack was a trickster so talented that he even fooled the devil. When the devil came to claim Jack’s soul, Jack asked the devil...

Perfect perches. We love to make something new out of something old. So we were thrilled when Josh’s mom gave us a gift of a cookie platter she had made out of...

When we are planning a dinner or a party, we tend to focus more on the food than the décor.  Not that we don’t want things to be pretty (heavens no!), but we...

What is it? See the finished piece below Flowers are lovely, but as you all know, we like to give vegetables their propers.  To get you inspired for this month’s...

Suzy Bales August Contest: The Best Ideas for Giving Gifts from The Garden Celebrity Garden Judge: Suzy Bales Prize: Signed copies of Suzy’s last three books! August...

Orange rind votives Oranges would have been a rare delicacy in 1802, but as the owner of the mercantile, William Beekman would surely have been able to procure some...