Mid Week Missive

Bursting at the seems with things to tell you

Hello there - I can’t tell you how nice it is for me to be back here! I’ve missed you.

A few weeks away gave me a complete literary holiday.

I’ve been consuming it all. Can’t wait to share it with you.

The sabbatical (I mean, it was only a few weeks) has also given light and space to a BnB right here on the farm. It’s going to be beautiful, but really the best thing is the joy that I getting from setting a space - and not having children live in it, or wreak or rearrange (one small girl in particular!).

Here’s a small peek into some parts of the extended garden and BnB - Internals are not finished yet but I’m getting there and I wanted to share it with my inner sanctum.

This week I’ve been:

Reading: So many things to share here.

I’ve had so many converastions this week about Harvest. As a ‘non-harvester’ I’m always envious. I wish we could experience the momentum, exhaustion, teamwork, beauty, anxiety and it all. It’s an emotionla pressure cooker - here is Grace Quast’s take (for Graziher).

‘When we think of harvest, we naturally think about the tractor drivers working long hours and not so much about the importance and sacrifices of the caregivers. The …