The kids were home for the weekend, and I thought we were making the most of our time together. We shared meals, went about our days, and settled into familiar routines. But as they packed up to leave, I realized something important had been missing all along. Sometimes the busiest part of life isn't what steals our attention—it's the habits we don't even notice
When both of our kids came home for the weekend, the farm felt a little fuller—and the kitchen became a lot more complicated. Between picky eaters, apartment hunting in New York City, and the daily challenges of growing flowers, I found myself reflecting on how often flexibility matters in both farming and life.
What do you do when something you’re building feels like it’s not working? A real story from our Cape May flower farm on mindset, persistence, and what changed everything.
What a ten-day visit with our grand-dog taught me about slow living, community in West Cape May, and why choosing locally grown flowers is about more than just bouquets.
One week before Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to skip the last-minute gifts and choose something meaningful. Our Cape May flower farm’s mini spring bouquet subscription offers four weeks of locally grown tulips and ranunculus—plus a limited heart-shaped ornament bonus.
A nostalgic look back at our loud, chaotic, magical holiday parties in an old Montclair house — and the new idea that’s been brewing: a Christmas in July gathering at our Cape May flower farm. Plus, a quick farm update on cool-season seedlings and what’s getting planted next.
Valentine’s Day doesn’t require a plus-one. At Seashore Flower Farm in Cape May, NJ, we believe in buying yourself the flowers, using your treasured things now, and celebrating with fresh, local, seasonal blooms like tulips and ranunculus.
A funny behind-the-scenes look at marriage, television habits, and how winter at our Cape May NJ flower farm mirrors Steve’s methodical TV-watching style—slow, thoughtful, and perfectly timed for spring blooms.
A flower farmer’s reflection on “marigold people” and “walnut tree people,” boundaries, and why not everything thrives in every environment—plus what gardening teaches us about relationships and growth.
Getting older comes with aches, stiffness, and fewer things that bend—but also one incredible gift: freedom from caring what everyone thinks. A reflection on aging, boundaries, and what winter on our Cape May flower farm teaches about doing only what matters.
