The Gourd By The Door

By the time I noticed there was a birdhouse gourd growing in the foundation shrubs by our kitchen door it was already too big to move. I decided to let it grow and see what happened. What happened was, it grew gourds. There are three of them that I can see. I have a...

Three Story House

My awesome friend Courtney Santo debuts her second novel today, Three Story House, and I am excited for her and very proud of her. She is a beautiful person and a spellbinding writer and storyteller. This article is a great intro to Courtney and her newest book:...

Lazy Recycling

I noticed the other day after breakfast this was all the waste left over after the meal: Except for the fruit sticker, it all goes to the chickens where it will be recycled as eggs and fertilizer. It’s not always like this; believe me, sometimes our trash can...

Please Excuse Our Dust

As you can probably see, our blog is having a bad hair day.We’ve been experiencing technical difficulties and are in the process of working things out. In the meantime we’re looking rather frazzled, so please bear with us while we push and shove and...