October marks, for me, the official beginning of Fall. The slide from warm days and comfortable evenings quickly gives way to bipolar weather patterns (hot, toasty days followed by very cold nights…torrential downpours with hail and flooding, followed by crispy dry weeks on end) and, inevitably, the first fire of the season (which was especially exciting this year because of…
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We finally got the garlic in the ground yesterday and I can’t tell you how relieved I am because planting garlic is one of those little things that brings me so much comfort and so much joy. Maybe it’s the act of putting something in the not-yet-frozen earth knowing full well it will sleep while the snow flies and come…
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If we were having coffee, I’d be running late because I didn’t set my alarm and am quite slow moving this morning. But I’d greet you with a big hug, tell you how nice it is to see you again, and ask you how your week’s been? If we were having coffee, I’d ask if you are still writing/playing music/creating…
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Today started well before dawn with me jolting awake to the sound of Ember screaming downstairs. Apparently I’d missed her 2am wake up call which brought her and Kim downstairs in the middle of the night, though her screams at 4:00 brought me out of the Dream World with a nasty jolt. Turns out she just didn’t want her diaper…
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This is an old favorite that I essentially forgot about until recently. It is not a quick process, but it’s worth the effort and is a handy bread to keep around for mornings that are rushed and you need something to grab and take with you. Of course, it’s also delicious when you’re relaxing with a cup of hot tea…
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Well, if you’re paying attention, you learn something new everyday. For example, last night we learned what a goat in heat sounds like. Yep, you read that right. And so now we are officially tracking Mama Mello’s cycles with the intention of breeding her in December so that we can welcome our first kids to the farm next May. Ooohhhh…how…
