Farming, Part 2.
Back at the home site, we've begun our assumption of this new farm, and it sparked a lot of good thought and change. The first big change is the dissolution of our two urban farms into one. We all feel very strongly about each other and this partnership we...
Farming, Part 1.
I promised an update on this subject, and the wealth of feelings and changes that accompany it have made it difficult for me to know where to start. I should know better, though. The best way to start is to jump right in and just say what I know,...
Feeling spring.
The maple syruping adventure of 2013 was a great success. We got over 2 gallons! That is, including our snafus. We accidentally mixed coffee heating up and maple syrup finishing on the stove to make one pint of mighty delicious "coffee syrup"....
The cabin.
I got a gift. It was a gift I had trouble receiving, actually, for a number of reasons. But I knew I needed it, so I took it. My nearest and dearest all got their heads together about how to get me some actual rest. You see, my concussion...
Vera is five.
Okay, I know I said I'd write everyday, but who am I kidding? How about just more. More is good. The past couple of days have been fantastic, all told. I needed it, too. I needed a dose of fantastic. But I'll save that for tomorrow and keep this...
Around here.
I can't believe it's been over a month since I last wrote here. Well, that's not entirely true. I write a paragraph here and there all the time and then get interrupted by one thing or another. By the time I make it back here, whatever I...
Heirlooms
My grandfather on my dad's side passed away this past December. I meant to write more about it at the time, but the days slipped past me and I found I didn't have much energy for reflecting on it here. He was 90 and he was ready, I think....
Where I am.
The past 3.5 months have felt like one big long exercise in patience. I have had ups and downs with the healing of my brain injury, and the more I fight the reality of it, the worse it feels. My life has been really affected. I mean, imagine seeing...
Microgreens.
We've been growing a business. At first I didn't really take it seriously. I mean, I've been playing in the dirt for years, and while I've gotten big results for myself, the idea that we could provide for others felt kind of out-there. But we all talked (myself, Jeff,...
Tonight.
Tonight, I threw a bunch of vegetables and rice in a pot, with homemade venison stock and whey and fresh herbs that I harvested from underneath a blanket of wet maple leaves.
Tonight, I decorated this little Charlie Brown tree with the...