by Andi | Dec 21, 2014 | animals, Barn, Workshops
We own 15 acres of land here – a gift we have been given the honor of caring for. Most of that land is pasture, long opened up from the native oaks, cedars, and poplars that once covered it. The hillsides are etched with the tree lines that have remained with... by Andi | Dec 20, 2014 | Written and Wrought
When a friend writes me and says, Would you interview my friend? I do everything I can to say yes. So this interview is a result of that request from my college friend Manny. If you have ever struggled with the path your life has taken, if you love someone who has... by Andi | Dec 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
Last night, I utterly forgot a get-together I had with a friend – didn’t even remember that I had asked her to meet until hours after we had agreed to do so. I was mortified. But I’m taking that mortification and trying to make good by realizing... by Andi | Dec 18, 2014 | Andi's Book, Book Recommendations, Written and Wrought
The original poem in several versions was high on my playlist from all that walking but not one of them was carrying the right kind of tune . . . – from “The Next Attempt Will Be Meta-Poetical” by Eloise Klein Healy That line – “the... by Andi | Dec 17, 2014 | Andi's Book, Written and Wrought
This morning, I surprised myself – or the book surprised me -or the universe aligned – or I was giving a special gift of grace . . . . all that’s to say. I finished a draft of my book that is tentatively called Steele Secrets.* I knew I was getting...