by Andi | Jul 13, 2014 | animals, Buildings, Great Pyrenees, Meander
This morning, a breeze that promises rain confirmed by upturned leaves is shooing away the humidity like beauty itself. From where I sit, I can see a hummingbird sitting on our clothesline, taking a gander at her land. I’m on our back porch, and I find myself... by Andi | Jul 10, 2014 | animals, Buildings, Great Pyrenees, Meander, Uncategorized
Sometimes I want to downplay what we’re doing here on the farm as “lesser,” to diminish our dreams and hard work because we aren’t moving hundreds of free range animals to new pasture each day or because we aren’t planting crops and... by Andi | Jun 1, 2014 | Buildings, Garden
When I was a child, my parents converted a muddy mountainside lot in North Carolina to a lush, rock garden with trails lined by timbers and great patches of perennials. It was my playground, my escape, my refuge. Then, when we move to Virginia, they did it again... by Andi | Apr 6, 2014 | Buildings, Garden
Right now, Philip is outside tilling the garden with the rototiller he just repaired in our driveway. One thing saved. Next weekend, we’ll be helping to dismantle and old deck and the foundation from a trailer, and we’ll use those materials to begin... by Andi | Mar 30, 2014 | Barn, Buildings, Lodge
We spent this weekend on the road – taking a quick trip to see my grandmother and then staying with some dear friends at their timber frame house in Pennsylvania. As we drove the quiet roads, we pointed out house after house – barn after barn –...