6.12.2023

The Annisquam Sewing Circle will be at the Annisquam Farmers' Market Again!



Annisquam Sewing Circle Flower Sale
Delicious baked items created for you
by the excellent bakers of Annisquam
Beautiful bouquets of flowers
from the Gardens in Annisquam.


The Annisquam Sewing Circle

Annual Bake & Flower Sale

At The Annisquam Farmers' Market

between the Annisquam Exchange and the Village Hall

Leonard Street, Gloucester MA 01930.

Friday, June 30, 8:00 to Noon

9.05.2022

COVID in the rearview mirror....

 

The Annual Annisquam Arts & Crafts Show is on!

October 7th-9th, 2022

Annisquam Village Hall

Leonard St., Gloucester 01930 

 Stay tuned for more information.
 
The Show raises funds for the Annisquam Village Church where all are welcome. The church is used for celebrations of beginnings of life to the end of life events and all in between. Te church is located on the corner of Leonard St and Washing St. at the head of lobster Cove.820 Washington Street. https://annisquamvillagechurch.org/ & https://www.facebook.com/AnnisquamVillageChurch/




1.14.2021

A Winter Project takes flight!


Maybe you have a list of things you would like to do but do not seem to make time for

That is certainly true here! One project was to do more drawing - which lead me to purchase a new sketch book  - and a set of drawing pens. There are few things as wonderful as a beautiful, blank page and a new drawing instrument. It can also be a bit intimadating but this was The Time to dive right in.

 

This is the first design submitted to Society6!

12.21.2020

Three Wisemen - Note card

Three Wisemen 

Never can find a card that expresses your thoughts? Too many words? Not enough words? Wrong sentiment? Write your own message on this blank note card!

Designed by S. Brown. 
 
Blank note self-mailer
Printed on 65 lb. Card stock
Includes 5 clear, self-stick, mailing seals
Packet of five -  $6

Free postage within the Unites States

 


... when Autumn leaves start to fall ...

...when Autumn leaves start to fall...

Autumn Leaves Blank Note Card

... when Autumn leaves start to fall ...

Never can find a card that expresses your thoughts? Too many words? Not enough words? Wrong sentiment? Write your own message on this blank note card!

Printed on premium, glossy paper, folded to 5.5" x 4".
Pkg. 5 cards, 5 white envelopes.

$17.00


Grace & Her Knitting - Note card

Grace & Her Knitting

 

Photo of a doll created for the Annual Annisquam Arts & Crafts Show by S. Brown celebrating Grace Murray's years of knitting. 

 
Blank note self-mailer 
Printed on 65 lb. Card stock 
Includes 5 clear, self-stick, mailing seals 
Packet of five - $6 
Free postage within the Unites States

 

Lane's Cove Breakwater - Note cards


 

Lane's Cove Breakwater 

Gloucester, Massachusetts

From a watercolor painting by S. Brown. 
Original in a private collection.
 
Blank note self-mailer
Printed on 65 lb. Card stock
Includes 5 clear, self-stick, mailing seals
Packet of five -  $6
Free postage within the Unites States

11.11.2020

The last hours of Indian Summer

 

 
Once the growing season slows there are many tasks to complete before the cold weather sets in. We had a frost so it is officially Indian Summer. Today the task was to prepare for new fencing in the "Back Forty". The center of that garden has a cluster of raspberry bushes with horseradish around the edges. Annual rye grass has been planted to help improve the soil.

11.09.2020

New Project




Time to start a new knitting project.
 

The trees are shedding their leaves. There is a bit of a nip in the air.

This beautiful yarn labeled The Wool Shop, 100% Pure Shetland Wool, Made in Scotland has been waiting in a chest filled with yarn. Today was the day to release it from its confines and start using it to create a garment. Next comes the issue. There is no pattern associated with this particular yarn. What might be made from it? Stay tuned!

Have a questions? Send it to: AnnisquamHerbFarm@gmail.com

11.04.2020

I Love My Plant Nanny's!


A plant saver this year!
 

This was a very dry summer. Keeping up with the watering took vigilance. The Plant Nanny's were a great help.

For several years I have added to my collection of the Plant Nanny which now number twelve. I used them in my Bay laurel which is in a large pot and comes in the house in the winter, in the thyme which is in a shallow, terracotta pot and lives in the greenhouse during the winter and right in the ground around the zinnias, chard and sunflowers.

Watering is so easy using the plant Nanny. If the water level in the wine bottle has gone down quickly than additional water may be needed. Refilling the wine bottles in a five gallon bucket is a breeze. 

You can add Neptune's Harvest Fish & Seaweed Fertilizer 2-3-1 (Gallon). In the winter I add a little in the bottles for the Bay laurel which keeps the aphids at bay. It is available on Amazon but might be more reasonable at your local garden center or hardware store.

I had noticed some were not working as well as in past years. At the end of the growing season I put all of them in a bucket of water to start the cleaning process. After a good soak most of the soil dropped out with a good shake. What remained came out easily with a bit of prodding with an ice pick. A final scrub with a toothbrush did the trick. A few will be used in the house. The rest are ready for Spring!

Plant Nanny 4 Count Wine & Plastic Bottle Stake Set Plant Nanny's are available on Amazon