We’ve been told many times that we should get a pet, but we’ve never really bought into the idea since we already have so many animals depending on us for their survival. But despite our resistance, there’s been a new addition to the cast of characters...
Greg drove out to Wayne County this week and picked up the first load of hay for the season. He snagged as many bales as the old farm truck could hold, which ended up being about 60. This is far from the 400 or so bales that we’ll need for the winter season. But...
We were putting in the maximal amount of effort that first year. But I don’t think anyone, from the outside looking in, could have said we were at the top of our game. We didn’t have nice pastures – everything was brambles as far as the eye could see. We didn’t...
In my little red journal, sitting beside the campfire, I scribbled… “I promise to love you and support your dreams. And maybe someday, if you’re lucky, I might reconsider my vegetarianism and eat some of your home grown meats.” I knew this would make Greg...
The very first night we slept in this little yellow house, I rolled over in bed and told Greg that I thought we might’ve just bought ourselves a dud. The clanging base-board heaters, never-ending varieties of wall paneling, broken appliances, leaky roof, and...
A police officer called us the other day. In a very serious tone, he confirmed that I was beside Gregory Hartt. And then ominously asked, “Did you lose something, recently?” Naturally, we went into a state of panic. It’s the pigs. We must have lost an actual pig! Or...
