After a very wet, dark and cold winter, we welcome the warmer temperatures creeping up to sunny temperatures in mid 60°F/20°C. March had...

March came in with magical spring blooms popping up in nearly every corner of the garden, blue skies and loads of sunshine. We finished...

Ladies and Gentlemen we've struck oil, nah just kidding only water. The installation of a new well process has had it's share of...

We started off this year planning for the new pomegranate orchard and the first phase includes a well. Why do we need a well? From May to...

I took time to walk around the nearly bare garden and take in all the changes that occurred this year this afternoon. We managed to...

We spent the first day of December hiking and collecting pomegranates from the hills of Mokset. Three huge potato sacks and two full...

Today I hit a major milestone and hit publish for the final copy of Castle of Teskom. The official book release is November 30th. You can...

Art's collection of short stories, Northern Albanian Folk Tales, Myths and Legends, eBook is available on Apple Books, Barnes & Noble,...

We started off October a little soggy, rain has fallen all but three days since the first. We did manage to harvest our last round of...

Yesterday we hand selected our second round of grapes for mushti (grape juice with a kick), wine and raki. We have no fancy equipment...

2. What kind of grapes do we have in our vineyard? We have four varieties of grapes in our vineyard including Çilek, merlot, hafisali...

We have collected our thana (cornelius cherry) for a late summer round of raki. The fruit will ferment for up to two months before we are...

Art's family rented a guest house in the Lëpushë Valley in northern Albania this summer. We have visited and hiked twice in the last...