The Lessons of a Blustery Day

This morning, when I went out to feed the animals at first light (the end of Daylights Savings doesn’t mean an extra hour on a farm.), the wind was coming in billows from the field behind the farmhouse.  If an illustrator was drawing the scene, she would have...

When Life Does Not Go As Forecast

Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better. – Maya Angelou If you had told me 20 years ago, when I was wearing my plaid, flannel Chucks to my first days of college, that I would be here, with 30 animals on a farm in the...

Slowness and Tomato Sauce

This morning, I wrote over at my other blog – Andilit – about the way that Jenna Woginrich of Cold Antler Farm has inspired and guided me in this dream of a farm life.  Here’s an excerpt from that post: No matter how you make your living and build...

Favorite Fall Meals

Sunday mornings here on the farm are usually quiet – a perfect time for me to read, sew, or just ponder the week behind and the week ahead. Right now, I’m thinking about food – as usual. Later today, Philip and I will visit the grocery store and...