A perfect 5" by 7" Gift Book especially designed for best friends, for family, for your favorite gardener or dog lover. ********** ********** ********** ********** ********* "It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone … [Read more...]
Fly and her farm family
The Fabulous Fly and her farm family For anyone who hasn't heard, we are having a brutal fire season in the Pacific Northwest. I’m writing on a day when the smoke is filling the air and we hear that 12,000 acres of land have already been burned in the forests of eastern … [Read more...]
Sustainable Farming: Elissa’s Place
Animals are not brethren They are not underlings. They are other nations Caught like ourselves In this web of life and time. ~On a Northern Farm by Henry Beston Our family has always had herding breeds. We love their intelligence, devotion to their people, and their … [Read more...]
Grateful for Paddy
There is only one way I know to completely quiet myself down before the holiday season and that is through gratitude. It’s the only thing that has ever really worked for me. And believe me, I’ve tried a lot of things! I guess it is because there is nothing in the act of … [Read more...]
Getting to No: when yes doesn’t cut it
It’s about time I would say. Most people have had theirs for a while now. Some people have been trying like the devil to put a lid on theirs. But I had hit the age where I wanted one: a real honest-to-goodness do-not-give-me-any-shit No. I used to have one—but I lost it—and now … [Read more...]