I am often asked, with all our home-steady proclivities at Sap Bush Hollow, if we have a family cow. These days, I readily exclaim “ABSOLUTELY NOT!” much to the consternation of dairy romantics. While a milk cow is definitely an enrichment for some families, it turned out it wasn’t ideal for us….This post originally ran […]
What Makes the Butcher Sexy?
This post originally ran in October of 2009, but in honor of Valentines’ Day this week, it seems appropriate to select this as this week’s re-post. I am still at work on my manuscript. If I am able to stay on schedule, I anticipate returning to regular blogging and Tuesday Posts at the end of […]
Embouchure
The following essay was originally run in 2003. I’ve been spending a lot of time playing music in these winter months, in the hours between bouts of writing as I work on my new manuscript. Since this memory came to mind while practicing my recorder, I thought I’d do a re-post. I hope you enjoy. – […]
Thanks for the prayers!
Dear Friends, I want to thank you all for your words of encouragement, your sage advice, and your prayers. Most especially, I want to thank you for your prayers. A habitual prayer and meditator myself, I find suddenly that I haven’t much strength in me to engage in communion with the greater spirit. When I […]
A Knot for My Knots
This is the knitting project I brought with me to Florida for Bob’s hernia surgery. It is an Aran sweater that I’ve been frittering with going on two years. I was reluctant to bring it. The darn thing requires all my attention, so I have a hard time working on it. There is little […]
The Silver Bullet
If I had to pinpoint a start for the latest battle, I guess I’d have to say it was the plum pudding. I sent an email last week to Mom, going over the menu for Christmas day, specifically asking her to make my Holiday Pudding recipe that doesn’t call for any grains. She called me […]
Best Books of 2013
Every year, my favorite gift to give (and to get) is a good book. But I’m fussy. A holiday read must be something truly special. It becomes an intellectual companion when the days are darkest, so I ask that they fill me with inspiration, feed my imagination and propensity to dream, present me with good […]
The Hernia (A Love Story)
Bob and I smiled as we watched the checkout girl at the hardware store sass each customer who came through. She seemed to know everyone, and teased them accordingly — from the last minute junk food impulse purchases they made “What, didn’t your wife pack you a lunch today? Can’t you make it yourself?”, to […]
The Napkin
I abhor airline travel. Like any type A personality, I resent subjecting myself to security protocols beyond my control. I resent surrendering to cram myself, along with 100 other passengers, into an oversized sardine can, then hoping that everyone involved — from the mechanics, to the pilot, to the folks in the flight control tower […]
Pastured Turkey Cooking Tips
The moment is at hand…it is time to process the turkeys, which hails the official end of this year’s growing season. Our farm valley will finally fall silent over the next two weeks, and following our family Thanksgiving feast, we will rest. For nearly twenty years now, our family has been raising turkeys out […]
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