So I read this book recently, for which I plan to post a full review soon. The topic is seed saving and it has shown me yet another example of the destruction that is done when something fundamentally agrarian is turned industrial. And this time it’s not just a matter of comfort, but rather…
We’re home. Where the greens in the cold frame (that I accidentally left open for the chickens to eat once) are making a comeback. Where even just a couple of eggs found in the nesting box still makes me smile. Where we are sinking into daily life after an emotional few weeks. And when everything…
Dearest Annabelle, When I was pregnant with your biggest brother I was terrified of one thing throughout the whole pregnancy. I was terrified that he would be a girl. I was not prepared then to have a daughter. Two years later I had a similar sense of dread when your second big brother was waiting…
It’s 6:30 in the morning and I’m woken up by a set of pigtails that wants to wrestle. I take her to the kitchen, open up a large refrigerator, dispense the milkies, and turn to the coffee pot. This is a machine that heats the water and makes a single cup from coffee grounds…
