Reflections

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Shown, Unshown – July into August

Oh, how I've missed you all! And so here I am again, trying to document and share after being absent from this space for much longer than I'd hoped, planned, or anticipated! Realizing it is mid-August (how the heck did that happen), we're way past due for a catch-up and so, instead of baraging you with 15 different posts, I'll…
August 15, 2017

In the Garden – Mid July

I've found myself wondering (once again) where the time has gone. It was said when I was a kid that the older I'd get, the faster time would pass... The busier I'd get, the more responsibilities I'd have, the faster moments would slip through my fingers. I didn't believe it, though. Nor did I need to because, at the time,…
July 18, 2017

Cultivation

I took the day off of work today and gifted myself some space and time to just be. No work or email or online miscellaneous (until now ;-) ). No chores, no lists. I made an agreement with myself to do nothing I didn't want to do. Faced with this freedom, I spent the early hours of the morning in…
June 29, 2017
Shown, Unshown – May into June

Shown, Unshown – May into June

This post could have easily be called, "On remembering why we started". Though I microblog a lot these days, there are times I'm not sure how to even address the battles happening on the farm and within myself... And so I wait to find the right words at the right times to put in this space so as to properly…
June 12, 2017

Straightforward Woo

I'd like to formally introduce you to my next Chapter and new business: Straightforward Woo. But before I get into all things Woo, I'd like to start by saying that this space isn't going anywhere, so don't worry :-) Ever Growing Farm will continue to grow and I will continue to write about all our adventures as often as possible. I…
April 12, 2017
Ten years gone…

Ten years gone…

Today felt as though it should have been a big day... The weeks and days leading up to it surely did. And yet, how does one go about marking a decade of missing one's mother? I thought there would be streams of tears and a deep, raw sadness. I thought there might be anger, emptiness, or the need to curl…
February 7, 2016