Jill’s Spring
A year ago--before she discovered she was terminal with cancer--Jill attempted to mow our six acres at the start of...
10 April, 2021
- All
- Animal House--the book
- City Life
- Custom Camper Sprinter Van
- farm life
- Food
- House Love
- Marshall Islands Story Project
- Missile Paradise
- music
- Uncategorized
- writing & arts
How To Say, “I’m Not Okay!”
If you read my last post you know that, due to a convergence of stressful factors--starting with Jill’s terminal diagnosis--I...
18 February, 2021
Winter Update from the Farm: Don’t Dream It’s Over
A few weeks ago, Jill and I got up early on a Saturday morning, packed a lunch, loaded the dogs...
05 February, 2021
Our Hen House Cottage
Our Hen House Cottage A bit of background: Built circa 1940, the original structure was a hen house constructed of oak and...
12 December, 2020
Jill’s Travel Trailer On the Road
During election week, Jill and I took our travel trailer on the road—to Assateague National Seashore and points south. The...
11 November, 2020
Autumn Update From Ron & Jill at Good Contrivance Farm
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="254"] Phase 1: the gut[/caption] Our travel trailer isn't ready. But you suspected that would be the case,...
09 October, 2020
Late Summer Update from the Farm: Holding Steady With Ice Cream and Cats
I sleep on the couch in my study every night, mostly because Jill is up late, reading her phone...
16 August, 2020
When Cancer Comes Home: Jill’s Radiation, Sofi Her Cat, and a Bit of Good News
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="458"] our rose garden[/caption] When Jill finished her week-long course of radiation a few days ago, the techs...
10 July, 2020
When Cancer Comes Home to Stay: Jill’s First Few Weeks
Yesterday, a friend and I emptied Jill’s office. It had taken Jill and me six months to find, furnish, and...
22 June, 2020
Goodbye to My Mom
My mom died yesterday of kidney failure. She’d been failing for a while, most unhappily during this past year. She...
14 April, 2020