by Andi | Dec 31, 2014 | Andi's Book, Written and Wrought
The ground outside this morning is frozen solid, a thick layer of hoar frost sparkling it to life. As the goats charged ahead of me at dawn, their feet created a tiny thunder on the earth. It’s a sound that gives me deep joy. Petunia led the charge out of the... 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... by Andi | Dec 16, 2014 | Andi's Book, Written and Wrought
Yesterday afternoon, I had the honor of visiting Brackett’s Farm – a beautiful old plantation, where they are hoping to find researchers who will help them tell the stories of the people enslaved there. They invited my friend Lynn Rainville to visit,... by Andi | Dec 6, 2014 | Andi's Book, Book Recommendations, Written and Wrought
It’s been kind of a intense this week with work, and from what I hear from you guys, the intensity isn’t limited to our little farmhouse either. So just as a way of saying thanks, of giving a little back, of bolstering a little hope and joy in what can be...