by Andi | Apr 7, 2013 | Meander, Uncategorized
This weekend, Dad, P, and I put in a total of 37 person hours of work. We are tired, but we are happy. Here’s our list of accomplishments: Finished 150 feet of raised beds using all recycled materials – old fence posts and retired telephone poles. Cleared... by Andi | Apr 5, 2013 | Uncategorized, Written and Wrought
Her name was Marikla, and she wore a red scarf tied loose over her brown hair. At her tallest, she was 4’8″, maybe not even that. I felt like I towered over her, but that may have been more because of the way she tucked herself inside, like a silk... by Andi | Apr 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
Dad assures me that one potato plant equals one meal. . . so I can eat potatoes once a week for more than a year . . . or I can sell them at the farmer’s market over the mountain . . . or I can share them with people. I imagine I’ll eat a lot of potatoes... by Andi | Mar 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
I’m standing behind the storm door to the front porch, pjs still on, hair wild . . . I hear it. That cry. A hawk. Just over me, where I cannot see. Last week, P and I saw a crow chase a red-tail away from her next on the front pasture. It was like watching jet... by Andi | Mar 27, 2013 | Uncategorized, Written and Wrought
We were standing in the gay and lesbian section of Encore Books in Mechanicsburg, shelving books on Sunday afternoon. I have no idea how the conversation came up – that chat with this man I worked with but didn’t really know, that chat about...