“There’s sex,” I chime cheerfully from the passenger seat. Bob’s icy stare barely cracks. We’re winding up the dirt road, headed home for lunch with the girls. “And chocolate!” He doesn’t respond. “And coffee! And we still have Barbers’ vodka…..just down the road!!!! And there’s all those puppy noses. Really. How can the world be […]
For All Souls
Bob and I have had a special tradition since 1999. In 2013 I wrote about it. This coming week, we’ll be celebrating again. I hope you all find similar freedom and joy in your hearts this week. Every November first, I wake up early. I do not check for messages, or sit down to write. I […]
Puppies & Kids
Three walks between 3:45 and 5am and still she pees on the rug behind my desk. The newest member of our household is a six-week-old border collie-blue healer cross. Her name is Kit, and daily she reminds me that I don’t know what the hell I’m doing. And yet she’s the third dog in […]
Farmer Scrooge
I’m out with the broilers in the second field back, watching Bob as he drives the tractor from the barnyard. This is the last batch of chickens for the season. Late afternoon sun bounces off the roof as he navigates through the pastures, his big brown eyes focused on keeping the crates in the […]
Sap Bush Cafe Hearthside Brunch Saturday, 9/29/18, 9-1
Roasted Barbers’ Acorn Squash Stuffed w/ wild rice, Sap Bush pork sausage, cranberries, raisins & walnuts On a bed of fresh greens Followed by a slice of homemade apple pie & a wedge of NYS extra-sharp cheddar GF & Prix Fixe 19.95 As usual, we’ll open at 9am with our espresso bar, fresh pastries […]
Swords & Pens
“The pen is mightier than the sword.” It was an odd bit of Shakespeare for a farmer/reproductive physiologist to quote to his daughter. I’m not sure when I first heard those words from Dad. It may have been in kindergarten, when I clobbered a bully on the head with my lunch pale. Spoken words had […]
Hurricane
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It’s September. I want to write about New England Asters and their gracious willingness to sprout up beside goldenrods; about gazing at them from a pond’s edge, finding endless joy in their electrifying color. I want to write about my first mouthful of buttery-bright delicata squash; or the quiet hum as homeschooling reclaims our house; […]
Sap Bush Cafe Prix Fix Brunch Sat, Sept 15, 9-1
Rustic Lamb & White Bean Stew w/ roasted red peppers, black olives & Cotton Hill Creamery Goat Cheese Barbers’ Greens Homemade Cornbread w/grassfed butter Fresh baked pie GF & Prix Fixe 19.95 We’ll open at 9am with our full breakfast menu, espresso bar and fresh baked pastries. Brunch service will begin at 10:30 and will […]
FLUSHED: When parenting dogma goes down the toilet
Bob and I took the girls backpacking in the Adirondacks this week, so I didn’t get a chance to write a post. That said, my brother and his wife are expecting their first baby later this fall, and as a result I’ve been thinking a lot about this story I wrote back in the spring […]
Sap Bush Cafe Prix Fixe Brunch Menu Sat, Sept 7, 9-1
Roast pastured Sap Bush Hollow Chicken Mashed Barbers’ Potatoes Homemade Sap Bush Bone Broth Gravy Ratatouille made with Barbers’ fresh veggies Fresh Pie GF & Prix Fixe 21.95 As usual, we’ll open our doors at 9am with our espresso bar, fresh pastries and full breakfast menu. Brunch will be available starting at 10:30.
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