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. […]
Magic for Life
I didn’t believe in fairies. Saoirse made me do it. It seemed an instinctive notion on her part. Five-year-olds can’t not believe in fairies. And as she wandered around home, farm and garden chattering with endless questions about them, she managed to chip away at the walls I’d constructed between reality and fantasy until finally, […]
Winter Dreaming
Dear Friends; Winter is upon us: the espresso machine is shut down, the fridge unplugged, the harvest in the freezers. We’re moving slowly around the animals and each other, taking time to savor all the best things this season has to offer: stunning light upon the bare trees, falling snow, coffee in the woods, sledding […]
Kindness Helps
Bob’s dad used to fret that he’d wind up a dish washer in a restaurant. When I decided to major in creative writing for my undergrad degree, my family feared a similar fate for me. They were all right. Bob and I wound up working in a restaurant. We cook our guests nourishing […]
Agnes & The Cloak of Shame
Last week you heard about a nasty anonymous letter sent to my fellow farmer, Tricia Park of Creekside Meadows farm, berating her about her prices. All of us small, independent farmers and business owners…if we’ve been in the game for a while, have a few of these war stories to tell. This week I’m going […]
The Money Paradox
Wanna get rich, like. RIGHT NOW? Check out this excerpt from Redefining Rich, due out from BenBella Books on August 10th. Order it locally, ask your library to get it, or support independent bookstores AND me by ordering it here at Bookshop.org. The Money Paradox I’m not sure how we started talking, but as she […]
Every Lovely Mess
“Are you the architect of this experience?” I look over my shoulder for the person to whom my guest is referring, perhaps a man in a crisp shirt with a roll of blueprints under his arm. But it’s closing time. The cafe has emptied out for the day. He gestures at my chef’s coat. “This […]
The Script
Hmmmm, hm hm hm hmmmmm Hmmm hmm hmmm hmm hmm hmmmmm Hmm hmmm hmmm hmmm hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Saoirse’s humming. She hums a lot, on her way to the farm, while she’s doing chores, when she comes back from the farm. Lately, it’s always La Vie En Rose. She’s in a local theater production, a comical historical […]
What happens when a farmer, a roaster & a homemaker all walk into a cafe?
It all turns into a book! This week is a special episode of The Hearth of Sap Bush Hollow podcast, where I’ll give you a sneak peak into Redefining Rich! It will be launching through BenBella Books this August. Toward that end, I’d like to enlist your help. We are looking to put together a […]
Vacation
It’s only a queen, the same size we have at home. But at home our bed typically holds some combination of 1-3 dogs, two cats and two daughters. Many nights when Bob comes upstairs he clings to the very edge, sleeping like a bird on a perch while I cling to the opposite side. Some […]
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