If we were having coffee, I’d greet you with a great big hug (if you’re amenable to such things) and tell you how happy I am to see you! It’s been far too long since we’ve sat together and I’m so very happy you’re here! I’d ask you how you’re doing, how your family is, and how your holidays are…
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You guys! The feedback we’ve received across all platforms (and in real life from family, friends, and colleagues) about our impending homestead move has been nothing short of amazing! Granted, there are those who think we’re a bit off our rockers to leave our current (so lovely) rental, but most come around quite nicely when we explain the situation a…
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Hello Friend! Long time no chat! How are you? How’s your fall moving along? I do hope your transition from season to season has been a smooth one! Things have continued to be rather quiet in this space, but it’s not for lack of activity, I promise. Between the closing up of the season, busy work schedules, Kim’s continued recovery…
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Five weeks ago, Kim fell down the stairs on her way to grab a late-night snack and gave herself a concussion. I heard the tumble from our bedroom and rushed down to find her sitting on the second step from the bottom, cold tea spilt everywhere, with her head in her hands. I checked her eyes for dilation and she…
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For years I participated in the weekly Harvest Monday link ups (previously hosted by Daphne, but now residing, thankfully, with Dave). I was so proud of every single ear of corn, apple, bush bean and kale leaf. I’d harvest it all, bring it all in, and painstakingly weight it *and document it. An ounce here, a few pounds there. Every single harvest…
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I’ve always had an affinity for corn… A truly profound draw to it. I love the way it spirals up… Encircling itself as it reaches for the sun… Capturing the rain within its long outstretched leaves… Strongly rooted… Profoundly towering… Swaying in the breeze, dancing in the wind. The sounds, the smells, the sight of it all moves me like…
