I Hope You Love These!
I consult my gardening elders many times a week. Wouldn’t you? Most of mine live in paper on my bookshelf, for nice analog reading in...
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Oh Deer
I was driving a borrowed car when I got the big opportunity. Driving home along a rural road, I saw brake lights in front of me. “That’s...
MystiPractical
Which teacher helped you be who you are today? My life is different because of Renee Godard, a college professor who introduced to me to...
Farewell, Squashed Weasel
I try not to leave the peaceful bubble of Hawthorn Farm. But I started driving neighbor kids to school, which threads me through the...
Bigger is Bigger
"Behold the Empire of Tiny Goats!" I announce as I bring visitors in to the goat zone. 4 small paddocks take turns housing the does...
Do Unto Ponies
One of our farmmates has two children, ages 7 and 9, who love the ponies. The young farmlings want to ride all the time. The ponies are...
Caught Up... To What?
A rainy day kept me inside in front of the computer. I got a lot done. I felt a little bit caught up. I emerged into the sunset when...
Somebody Get This Man A Farmwife
I visited a client's home to help him plan a self-sufficient homestead. He wants to "close the gates and live inside for a year." This is...
This Is Not The Apocalypse
An anxious acquaintance struck up a conversation the other day. "Looks like we're headed for civil war!" she said. "This is what you've...
Time to Iron My Hands!
In the early hours, before the swallows sing, I shift restlessly in bed. My hands are clenched from cumulative hours of grasping tools...