by Andi | Oct 25, 2013 | Lodge, Meander
Tomorrow morning, in the bright and chilly pre-dawn, Philip and I will climb into Trapper and head to the Dulles Expo Center for the Log and Timberframe Show. There, we’ll take a class on how to plan and build our dream lodge for the farm, and then, we’ll... by Andi | Oct 23, 2013 | Meander
A bird I do not know reminds me that I need to get a bird book – Audobon or something. Another cackles like a monkey or like I imagine a monkey cackles; I’m not sure monkeys in zoos cackle. A swath of trees across the valley is lit up, old-school Lite... by Andi | Oct 22, 2013 | chickens, Garden, Goats, Meander
Of late, Meander has taken to charging up and down the stairs like her tail’s on fire. She races down from her perch on the bed upstairs and nearly bangs the storm door in my office down. I let her out – she patrols – and then back in and upstairs... by Andi | Oct 18, 2013 | Goats, Meander
Mary Lou’s bean soup is cooking on the stove. Fresh bread is in the bread machine. A chill dances in the air, and Philip and I are having our Date Night – with the film Date Night (Thanks, Molly and Jeff). Married life is good. This weekend, we begin... by Andi | Oct 14, 2013 | Garden, Meander
I’m sitting here on our front porch with the white swing that was Philip’s grandmother’s swaying gentle below me. The air is chilled, now that the sun has tucked itself over the mountain behind me. I’m wearing my favorite fall outfit –...