Our Big Barn Sale: Was it Boffo or Bust?
Jill and I aren’t exactly hoarders but we are avid collectors. We love flea markets, auctions, garage sales and, if...
07 October, 2019
The Writer’s Worst Nightmare
I've just lost the final revision of my novel-in-progress. Irretrievable. I picture it spinning away into the digital void like...
09 July, 2019
Our Barn Is Ready
Ready for what? you may ask. We've made the barn party-ready, with a stage, dance floor, an array of lights,...
29 June, 2019
Rescued from the Chinese Dog Meat Trade!
Jill and I adopted two, gorgeous basset hounds last weekend. They’re a “bonded pair,” two dogs who have grown close...
29 January, 2019
Our Farmhouse Restoration
Jill and I got a lot done last year, including a couple of major improvements to the farmhouse. Mostly we've...
07 January, 2019
Off-the-Grid Living?
Last week, Jill and I installed a wood-burning stove in our farm house. The stove is old--circa 1987--but not antique....
20 December, 2018
Goodbye to Our Beloved, Big Bulldog: Sadie
This morning we had to put down Sadie, our American bulldog. An aggressive cancer felled her quickly. She was ten. She...
20 November, 2018
Counting My Bee Stings
Yesterday, a wasp stung me on the cheek. I was painting under the eaves of an outbuilding and didn’t see...
23 August, 2018
The Deer Have Found Us
For 2 ½ years, the deer--in the hundred acres that surrounds our farm--left us alone. We don’t know why. The...
06 July, 2018
17 Stitches for a Hedgerow
Last year my brother Mike looked at the huge hedge in front of our farmhouse and said, “Why don’t you...
15 June, 2018