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...

Abundance in the Throes of Summer

Just a little of the abundance thriving in this place today: Yesterday, 12 writers drove away and left the blessing of their presence here.  I can still feel it, even through my fatigue.  (You can read more about the Writer’s Retreat here.) This morning, I...

When I Was Afraid of Chickens

A few years ago, a beautiful friend asked me to house sit for her while she and her family went away.  At the time, I was living in San Francisco, and her place is in Mendocino, so I drove up into the “real” Northern California and arrived at this...