By the time you read this, everything will be riding on Ken Follett. No pressure, Ken. But I need you now. A copy of Pillars of the Earth has been sitting unopened beside my desk for the past month. Over Christmas break I read the prequel to it, The Evening and the Morning. I was […]
Archives for February 2022
Music for a winter’s night
Bob and I used to organize monthly jam sessions. We called them Stitch, Bitch, Pluck and Bow. Folks brought potlucks, friends who didn’t play music were encouraged to bring their knitting or other handwork. The evenings were nice… But I was stressed as hell. I wanted my house to be CLEAN, which was nearly impossible […]
Math Lessons
I remember starting on my parenting journey, meeting a high school freshman who, her parents assured me, was “gifted.” She was already studying calc II (and yet she couldn’t make her own breakfast). In my youth I was an AP math student, and a math tutor in college, and I presumed my own children would […]
Want a free chicken? Watch for your yellow flyer!
It’s amazing how, with the rapid changes in digital tech, so many of our customers look forward to our old-fashioned low-tech bright yellow flyers that come in the mail to herald the start of the growing season here at Sap Bush Hollow. This year, as we continue to work to rebuild a marketing platform that […]
Winter Gifts
In my winter meditations I learn to work with my hobgoblins. And it leads me to reflect on the happiness research that tells us that, once our fundamental needs are met, happiness has nothing to do with income. But with a roof over my head, a safe place to sleep and food in my belly, I […]
Valentines’ Day lamb chop sale!
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Pop Pop’s Love
He doesn’t take his granddaughters to Disney, he doesn’t take them fishing. He doesn’t buy them baubles. But every afternoon and every morning he goes to the barn with them and stands patiently as they learn to work with their livestock. He shows them when to be firm, he makes sure there is time for […]
The Hacker from Hanoi
My New Year’s resolution was to learn to see the things that are holding me back, and to let them go. I sent the intention out to the universe; I’ve been reciting it to myself several times each day. I was thinking in terms of finally being able to clean out my underwear drawer, winnow […]