Kitchen · Workshop
Making Your Own Vanilla Extract
Four simple ingredients? No—just two: vanilla beans and vodka, plus a little patience.
Read the lesson →Notes from Old Crow
The Journal
Stories, projects, garden days, recipes, and the ordinary moments that make a home feel like home.
A little corner of the internet
Come in, stay awhile.
The Journal is where I keep the things that don't need to be hurried: what I'm making in the kitchen, what is growing in the garden, little seasonal projects, old-fashioned ideas worth remembering, and the everyday joys of making a home.
There is always something on the kitchen table.
From the Journal
Little things worth sharing
Notes for a slower, more thoughtful life.
Garden
Notes from the Garden
Growing a home garden slowly, season by season, and enjoying the work along the way.
Visit the garden →
Seasonal Living
Making a Home for the Season
Simple decorating, gathering, baking, and little rituals that make the changing seasons feel special.
Explore the seasons →
Homemaking
The Beauty of Making Do
A reminder that a meaningful home is built from useful things, familiar rituals, and what we choose to keep.
About Old Crow →From the Old Crow kitchen table
Good things take time.
Some things are better when we make them ourselves. Some stories are better when we take our time telling them.