Tonight’s farm joy was a honeynut squash, harvested in October, roasted slowly and stuffed with a sagey breakfast sausage, cranberries, apple, celery, and shallot. Spectacular side dish to nibble with popcorn chicken and veggie sticks. I could get used to eating squash like this.
Well, according to the official NaNoWriMo website, I have been a member since 2004, which… whew. I had a lot of years of false starts before I “won” NaNo for the first time (that’s just reaching the 50k word mark on a brand new manuscript in 30 days — no real competition involved), but since 2010 I’ve won six times, and…
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I am grateful for every medical study that comes out and reminds us that at least a little coffee every day is good for the human body and brain. I am also grateful to have a delicious local coffee roaster called Tony’s who ships us five pounds of their espresso beans. Locally-roasted bean water is next freaking level, and having…
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‘Tis the season! Not only to make weird faces out of squashes and their relatives, but also to get stubborn head colds. Thus, this post is about a week late… but still relevant! Halloween doesn’t have a corner on the squash-craft market. Thanksgiving gets its turn too. My friend A came by last Saturday and we spent a couple of…
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What I love most about living the farm life is constantly learning new things. Often it’s because I must — there’s some kind of emergency or need, and I have a knowledge gap to fill — but just as often, it’s serendipity. I peruse Pinterest and spot an article relevant to my interests, or I pick up a library book that just…
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If someone asks me how I am, I don’t have to say ‘living the dream’… I can say ‘cultivating the dream.’ It’s about now and the future. Every day I choose: "today, I will savor the now"; or, "today, I will work for tomorrow." This blog is about both of those choices and finding a balance between them. Read More
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