Chloe-Romney Ewe All summer, I watched a small lump grow at the top of one of my ewe’s back. I had asked the vet about it a couple months ago, and he assured me that it was just a bug bite, and to not worry about it. Now with breeding season upon us, I felt this lump, which had grown in … Read More
Still dark outside, the clock reads 4:33 am, and I hear the rooster crowing. I can just see him in my mind, standing on the roof of their “summer cottage” up on the hill, neck stretched high as he beckons the sun to rise. I can picture the sheep, still hunkered down under the maple tree, beginning to stir with … Read More
The air is crisp and cool. Shadows cast across the farm, as the moon hangs high in the sky like a jewel. The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night, they display knowledge.….
Anna and her sister Emily, enjoying Bare Feet Weather years ago Bare Feet Weather Written by Anna Goodling-who left the farm in Vermont, to go to college in Michigan. I never wear shoes at home. It’s not necessary. Here at school, I still do my best not to wear them whenever possible. I have never liked them much. I walk … Read More
Beets, Swiss Chard, and Black Olives My husband is a good sport. He married a visionary, and I am not sure he fully understood what that meant when he married me. He often finds himself in the middle of some huge project that I thought of. I constantly look at things from a different viewpoint than most other people. I … Read More
