Category: The Farm
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DIY Maple Syrup
In 1860 the United States produced more than six and a half million gallons of maple syrup. In 2019 only about one and a half million gallons were harvested. What’s wrong, Americans? My husband “sugars off” the sap alone at our house after the one year he slipped out of a church function to tap…
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Sunday at Middlemay Farm
“One never reaches home,’ she said. ‘But where paths that have an affinity for each other intersect, the whole world looks like home, for a time.” ― Hermann Hesse
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What Do You Do In Your Spare Time?
We all live busy lives. I was a little too busy to write anything lately so instead you get a visual sneak peek into my last few days! On Sunday I broke out my old Civil War Reenacting gear for a book fair. The dress was a real hit — it’s what gave me the…
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“People who don’t take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year. People who do take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year.” ― Peter F. Drucker
“Broadly speaking, as good as it feels to have a plan, it’s even more freeing to realize that nearly no misstep can destroy you. This gives you the courage to improvise and experiment.” Tim Ferriss Did you know about purple chickens? I didn’t until recently. I visualized having one. The very next day an ad…
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43 Literary Gardens
Gardens Change People! Gardens make us feel like gods. They change deserts to paradise. They open hearts seeking more to life than just survival. One day I was listless and unhappily married, the next found me hauling dirt ten blocks on the top of my children’s stroller. The view from the ground floor Brooklyn apartment…
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#WritersLife at Middlemay Farm
The last of my novels are awaiting their final editing (more about how great KEVIN BRENNAN of INDIE-SCRIBABLE EDITORIAL SERVICES has been in a future post). Spring has arrived and just in time. As my dogs can tell you, we were getting a little too used to slacking in bed. Yes, this is our new…
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“Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime.” Martin Luther
HAPPY EASTER FROM MIDDLEMAY FARM!
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Why Fred Has No Empathy
Birthing season at the farm always comes with a certain amount of rejection and heartache. Since I’ve switched to sheep from dairy goats at least I don’t have to convince bewildered first-time milkers to jump immediately onto a stand. Our sheep seem hardier than our goats and so far they are better mothers, but there…
Author Adrienne Morris 