Our First Anniversary

Today, Philip and I celebrate our first wedding anniversary.  We have a bit of our ice cream cake to choke down for the sake of tradition, and this afternoon, we’re going to see The Maze Runner in IMAX and then dine at Pasture, our favorite farm to table...

The Routine of Farming and Writing

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...

When Two Planners Wed

Philip and I had an amazing honeymoon – very restful, very fun.  But because we are who we are, we also began planning our next steps on the farm, even as we recovered from all the wedding-related projects.  So here’s what’s coming up. A Meander...

The Honeymoon Down East

I hear the surf crashing small and mighty just across the way, behind the partially drawn shades of this wallpapered room, this respite, this renewal, this beginning.   We are packing here on the last morning of our stay here at Oceanside Meadows Inn here in Corea,...

When Friends Descend

Tonight, one of the most loving faces I know will fly in from Denver. When I see her red hair behind the wheel as she reaches the farm house, I might cry.  Tomorrow, when the cute freckles and the infectious energy of another soul reach me as our nail appointment, I...