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“When one has tasted watermelon, (s)he knows what the angels eat.” ~Mark Twain
I had no intention of falling in love with the chickens. I try to be a good person, but I have to tell you that I think chickens are weird. If I’m totally honest, I think I was partly scornful of them because they are my shadow selves running around freely: easily frightened, scared of […]
I wrote and published a book last week. Actually, I wrote the book in less than an hour, and then it took me the next six days to figure out how to get it formatted the way I wanted and up for sale on Amazon. It all started when I pulled a turnip from one […]
There are blackberries growing on the edge of the apple orchard by the street. This morning after feeding the chickens I wandered over to see what I could find (in my pajamas—luckily they mornings are so cool here I can throw on my long winter coat and look not exactly normal but okay). I had […]
We so appreciate when our guests post reviews about Spirit Hill Farm! Here is one from a recent family who came to stay with us – “Our family of 8 thoroughly enjoyed staying here. Didn’t really want or need to leave to go out during our stay. Many outdoor spaces (Pool, hot tub, fire pit, […]
Every Thursday I send Carolyn and Melissa my weekly report. I list what I did here at Spirit Hill, tell about things that happened, brag about the vegetables I planted and am now eating. Stuff like that. I keep a notebook and every night before bed I write in it all I did that day […]
The edible gardens here at Spirit Hill Farm have a story and the story is this: I’m the kid in elementary school whose desk was always a mess. I tried to keep track of the plants as they went from seeds to sprouts. It mostly did not work. For a while everything was marked dill. […]
Today I pulled a weed, and a long carrot came out instead of the tangled roots I was expecting. The carrot had grown underneath the arm of a tomato plant and I only saw it because I was trimming off the lower stems as my friend had suggested. She told me it would make the […]
I have found it’s impossible to be in a bad mood after going out into the morning at Spirit Hill Farm. I’ve tried. Even Jerry Seinfeld wakes up anxious, not feeling great. He said so. I forget where—maybe Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. Anyway. He also said that as soon as he gets up, things […]
I have not named all the chickens at Spirit Hill Farm. I did not come here a chicken lover exactly. I mean, I like chicken sandwiches, but I never asked Santa for a chicken of my own. Why? I wanted a horse. But the six chickens that live here are starting to grow on me. […]