Do you have a story you’d be willing to share about your journey to become a radical homemaker? Do you want to be a radical homemaker but don’t know how to extract yourself from your job, medical insurance or way of life? Was it hard to learn what you needed to know to become a radical […]
A letter to my daughter
For over a decade, this has been a purple blog: a mix of red readers and blue readers. Inevitably I periodically anger half of you with my political views. That’s okay. Because like my family and community, you continue to be part of my life. Today’s post, an open letter to my 13 year old […]
The Luxury of Necessity
I approached the start of this year’s homeschool season with reservation. Over the course of the summer, Bob and I seem to have each adopted yet another full-time job with the new cafe. Mondays and Tuesdays were supposed to be our days off, but they went toward receiving orders, bookkeeping, training, and catching up on […]
Peep and Pop
We’re still settling in with our new technology and settling down after our latest wool run. So this week’s post comes from my files. I wrote it several weeks ago, and thought I’d run it this week while we catch up. I’m sitting at my desk when I hear the wails of despair from the […]
Super High Speed Internet Comes to ….WEST FULTON?!
PRESS RELEASE, For more information, Contact Erin France at Midtel (emfrance<at>midtel.net), or call 518.827.5211. “A farmer walks into a telecommunications company.” It could be the start of a good joke. Instead, it was the start of a powerful partnership. “People approach us all the time,” says Jason Becker, Executive Vice President and General Manager of […]
The Fledgling
I am wondering lately if I have spoiled my children in the past, or if I am neglecting them in the present. Bob shakes his head in disgust and tells anyone who will listen that I have always kept vampire hours, a mystery that he pretends not to understand. But we both understand. I’ve worked […]
Homemaking Meets Hospitality
“Saoirse, this isn’t our house. Get your stuff off the couch.” “Ula, this isn’t our house. No eating or drinking in the kitchen. Take it outside.” “Mom, this isn’t our kitchen. If you have to touch the food, wear gloves.” We own the cafe, but only because our name is on the deed. Already we […]
Does your daughter think she’s fat?
Wrote this piece after it happened this winter when the blog was inactive. Been thinking about it, and decided I’d run it this week… There are times when the magnitude of Ula’s words is inversely proportional to the strength with which she says them. “Mama, I’m worried about my belly.” Her voice is tiny, almost […]
The Responsiveness Badge
Facebook has a new “responsiveness badge.” The other business owners in my entrepreneurship night class are talking about it. To earn it, page admins must respond to 90% of messages within fifteen minutes, 24 hours a day, seven days per week. I snort at the irony. We are in this class because we are independent […]
The Chicken Orchestra
As Ula’s vision increases, so does her imagination…and her independence. Where does that leave my identity as her mother? Dad and I are standing in the driveway, having a heated discussion about some management decisions. The start of the season is fast approaching, and with the new farm store and cafe on the horizon, a […]
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