Roger, Collette and Amanda started the farm September 2002. They wanted to put animals back on the family homestead. Collette enjoys textiles and in one of her knitting books there was a big article on alpacas and the yarn from their fiber. Collette was quite interested. While attending a North American Alpaca show they met 'Emma'...

Ah… Spring! As much as we hate to think about it, one of the things that come with our warmer weather is the increased likelihood of sharing our outdoor activities with ticks. Fortunately there are several tactics you can use to prevent tick bites and reduce your risk of tick-borne disease...

Best One Second "Monumental Night with Moving Stars" from Jan Herms



The winning Best One Second "Monumental Night with Moving Stars" from Jan Herms Montblanc's 'The Beauty of a Second' Short-Film Contest presented by Wim Wenders.

Best Playlist "60 Seconds to Fall in Love" from Alexandra Ivascu



The winning Best Playlist "60 Seconds to Fall in Love" from Alexandra Ivascu of Montblanc's 'The Beauty of a Second' Short-Film Contest presented by Wim Wenders. The winners were announced during the Special Award Ceremony on March 20, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. The Montblanc Nicholas Rieussec Chronograph inspired director Wim Wenders and Montblanc to initiate the short film contest 'The Beauty of  a Second"

Best Old House Neighborhoods 2012: The Northeast

If you love the tight-knit old-world feel of the greater New England area, you'll love these locales. From a diverse tree-canopied community in Boston to a lobster-lover's paradise in Maine, these places offer East Coast living at its finest...

From the Hanging Gardens of Babylon to City Hall in Chicago

Green roofs go a long way toward helping to create a more sustainable world. While it may seem an unusual building technique, green roofs go back as far as 600 B.C. to the hanging gardens of Babylon in Iraq, built by King Nebuchadnezzar for his wife, Queen Amyitis, who longed for the tropical gardens of her Persian homeland...

April vacation is here! That's good... right? Well, yes and no. All that free time - what to do! Here's a few ideas...