by Andi | Jan 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
It seems odd to be planning a garden when it is so very cold outside. Right now, the ground is frozen solid. I could not even put a seed in the ground if I wanted to . . . but soon, within weeks, we will need to have lettuce in the ground, spinach started, peas to... by Andi | Jan 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
I stood in the hollow Dad has made for the barn today as I dumped the compost – including a whole cabbage gone a little blue-gray in it’s fridge time since November – and let myself rest there a bit. I can’t quite picture it – this barn,... by Andi | Jan 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
January 17, 2013 The predictions have ranged from 2 inches to 12 but everyone seems fairly certain we’re going to get snow. I’m so excited . . . AND I’ll be even more excited if it takes the power out – or at least the internet out –... by Andi | Jan 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
Last week, I bought a $10 pair of jeans. P and I were at Tractor Supply checking out goat fencing, and I saw this great pair of overalls – I love me some overalls – but they were $40, and well, $40 right now is a couple weeks worth of groceries. So I went... by Andi | Jan 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
Across the way, clouds are swinging down the mountain, covering them, shrouding them with softness. I need this today. North of here, my grandfather is in the hospital. It’s my cliched instinct to write that he is fighting for his life, but I’m not sure...