I kept teasing that she should study more for the eye test than for the written test. When Ula was six or seven years old, I had a doctor tell me that, owing to her cerebral visual impairment, she most likely wouldn’t be able to read, ride a bike, or drive a car. I […]
Flaco & Me
New York City has some high profile celebrities in residence this week…. None more prominent, in my estimation, than Flaco. I’m Shannon Hayes, and you’re listening to Season 4, Episode 1 of The Hearth of Sap Bush Hollow. Welcome to The Hearth of Sap Bush Hollow, chronicles & lessons from a life tied to […]
Unfiltered Writer
Photo courtesy of Justin Behan. A Valentine for my Readers…. “I can’t find the Negroni filter on my iPhone camera app,” Justin texts, “It must be specific to your smart phone.” I’m pretty sure it was just one Negroni. Bob’s into them right now. He convinced me to try one on music night last Sunday. […]
The Voice in My Head
“Is that what you’re wearing?” I sound like every mother ever. We’re rushing to leave for the train station. It’s our last visit down to the city to hang out with Saoirse and Anthony and Vivian for a few days. Then we get to bring Saoirse home for the remainder of the winter. I’ve got […]
Ringing in the New Year
It was a joyful tearful moment. Bob finished his treatment at The Proton Center last week. Saoirse and Ula came down to be there with us. He rang the bell to celebrate the end of his treatment and banish the cancer from his body. We hope. We walked out of The Proton Center and took the […]
Hear What You Want
The first time Mom and Dad brought me to New York City, I stood in Grand Central and cried. We were only five minutes off the train, and I pleaded for us to turn around and get on the next one going back upstate. I was twelve, and totally aware that my behavior was most […]
Dancing with Death
He could die. I know prostate cancer is treatable. But our business is not simply an isolated family farm with minimal social networks. We serve the public directly, and that service has put me in contact with many many families for decades. I know a lot of folks who have been affected by cancer. And […]
The View From Here
It’s Thanksgiving, and this is the view out my window right now. This is Bob’s view every morning. It is my view a few mornings each week…A dramatic change from home. And as I sit here contemplating it, I think about how we landed here. We first detected Bob’s elevated PSA in […]
The places I find myself.
This is such a strange moment. We blew into NYC on a wind of positivity, prayers and blessings. We have a place to stay for the duration of Bob’s radiation, with a “back-up list” of alternative places to stay should we need it. We have so many good wishes, help with driving, help for affording […]
You Gotta be BAAAAAAAD to be Good!
Sheep tipping has become a thing here on the farm. Every spring, Gwen the shearer travels to Sap Bush as part of her annual circuit through the northeast. Like her dad before her, she sets up in the barn and invests long days working through the flock, removing their fleeces so that I can have […]
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