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 | May 26, 2014 | animals, chickens, Garden, Goats, Great Pyrenees, guineas, Meander
Today, I’m taking on boredom – not my own. What human has time to get bored on a farm? 🙂 Nope, today, I’m battling animal boredom. I’m setting up a little digging station for the chickens – think little ones with toy trucks and piles... by Andi | Apr 10, 2014 | animals, Cabin, Garden, Meander
God’s mercy and inexhaustible fertility are such that much good came from what might have been an irredeemable mess. — Kathleen Norris in The Quotidian Mysteries This morning, I reserved two puppies – a male and a female Great Pyrenees from two... 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 | Apr 3, 2014 | chickens, Garden, Goats, Wedding
I’m ready for winged and four-legged needs to tie me down. For them to rope me into a rhythm that keeps them alive and breathes pattern into the chaos. Of words and travel and meetings. In just over a week, 6 guinea keets and 16 chicks will arrive here at God’s...