I love this time of year. But first things first. Happy birthday, Susan Planck! We all celebrate you, Mom. A year ago we planted hellebores with soft pink blossoms in giant stone urns. The flowers were sweetly unaware that Dusty Rose was a Spring 2020 color trend, and we, for our part, were unaware that a few days later, we'd flee the city to quarantine in rural New Jersey …
I spotted an empty wooden picture frame on the street. The wood was blonde, blotchy, and dry; pretty, but nothing special. It weighed nothing, and the hanging wire was in just the right place, so I brought it home …
Dear Friends, Perhaps some of you saw The Hidden Life of Trees review in Head Butler. I loved this book and it is the inspiration for the title Hidden Roots. In the circle, people discover that despite superficial or even apparently deep differences we share hidden, human roots, a discovery which emerges only slowly, but unmistakably, when we listen [...]
Blow up your TV, throw away your paper Go to the country, build you a home Plant a little garden, eat a lot of peaches Try and find Jesus on your own – John Prine Small Farm is a vivid green from all the rain, with splashes of salmon from the flowering quince, intense pink on the redbud, soft [...]
Dear Friends, We now have three flocks of chickens, aged 6+ years, 2.5 weeks, and 2.5 days. We got four eggs from the laying hens in two days, which is surprising because they are very old hens. Maybe it's because they now have Cooper, a handsome young rooster, for company. In just six weeks, my family of five has [...]
Ladies, it's cold outside. But when we gather on a soft rug, with comfortable seats to rest our backs on, and strike the gong and light the candle, we relax and warm up. And then it's story time – your stories. My mind is full of stories this season. This winter Rob and I have seen lots of theater. On [...]