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A bird's nest holds a personal discovery in Cottage and Company's archive

Suzanne Lupien finds her own hair woven into a nest while cutting pasture by hand on Harken Farm.

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0:52Suzanne prepares, sharpens and hones her scythe at an outdoor work table.
2:43She shows a fallen bird's nest with strands of her own hair woven inside.
5:58Wild strawberries provide a snack during the morning's mowing.
7:23She explains why she favors quiet hand tools that leave wildlife undisturbed.
10:45Working by hand prompts a reflection on what peace means in her daily life.

Cottage and Company's summer visit to Harken Farm has a small discovery tucked between the sharpening and mowing: Suzanne Lupien picks up a fallen bird's nest and finds strands of her own hair inside.

That moment gives the older film something beyond a demonstration of traditional tools. Lupien cuts her pasture at dawn, pauses for wild strawberries and works near grazing draft horses. "I feel so lucky to have a life where the work is peace," she says. For Vermont filmmakers Palmer and Alex, whose channel documents everyday lives and skills, it is a particularly direct expression of their subject's outlook.

There were no new uploads this week. The Harken Farm episode has the most daily momentum among the channel's active videos listed here, followed by the portrait of Suzanne Slomin's solar-powered Green Rabbit Bakery in Waitsfield. These are two different Suzannes, each making a working life around a Vermont homestead.

The channel added about 121,000 views over the week, while its subscriber count stayed at 200,000. Daily viewing is close to its usual level. The archive's range extends beyond farming, too: "Tall Hobbit Concerned About Building Round Door" is picking up a few views alongside the pasture and bakery films.

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