The Edge of Winter
We have spent the last few days watching an excavator, a bobcat, and multiple dump trucks digging up our backyard to put in a new septic system. John has been able to be very practical about this ~ we truly … Continue reading →
Happy New Year!
I’ve always loved Mondays. I’m most rested on Mondays, and the week is brand new. Anticipation of all the things that I don’t know about yet helps me smile on Mondays. I think that’s why I love the time from … Continue reading →
To All The Things I Do Not Know
Many years ago, a wise woman told me that the mark of growing up was recognizing the day when you switched from wanting to share everything you think you know to becoming aware of all the things you do not … Continue reading →
Our Farm’s First Snow
For the past three days, the white stuff that fell from the sky on our farm continually changed. First it was ice pellets, then it was sleet, then it was large white snowflakes, then it was back to ice. The … Continue reading →
Updates from the Farm
The tractor’s free! Thanks to a very large jack, a very long metal pole, and several laws of physics, John and I managed to free the tractor from the rock it was stuck on. It’s now back in its barn, … Continue reading →
Thank God For Rocks!
As I write this, our riding lawn mower is stuck on a rock in the middle of our pasture. Oh, and it’s on a hill, pointed down, with the rock wedged between two of the deck blades in such a … Continue reading →
September 11, 2021
Twenty years. It’s been twenty years. Much of my day today is similar, I know, to others ~ we’ve looked at photos in the news of the smoke, the shocked look on faces, the horror of it all. We’ve responded … Continue reading →
Changing Seasons ~ September 1st
I love Autumn. John will laugh when he reads this because I say that about all the seasons as one changes to the next, but the arrival of Fall brings wonders. The air is cooler, the colors are sharper, and … Continue reading →
Breath
I have fallen in love with the sky. Again. When I was in my late 20s, I made a few trips to Montana. The open expanse of the sky was mesmerizing. I felt like I could float right up and … Continue reading →
Freedom Day!
Today marks three weeks since Steve and Dave have moved to the farm! I have learned a lot, and I’ve watched the remarkable transition they’ve made ~ from so scared of everything that moved to, well, not so scared! Here’s … Continue reading →