July 7 2025 When Pain Defines Everything That sore leg last week turned out to be a bout with Lyme disease, my first since 2021. Similar to my experience that year, the pain was excruciating, by far worse than childbirth. But by Sunday we had a diagnosis, and I had my doxycycline and pain meds. […]
June 23 2025 Solstice Update I hope you enjoy the attached video update of the west field at Solstice. Watch on Facebook Watch on Instagram Gratitude Friday was a special day this week. It is really nice when there are 9 of us in the field, and especially on the Solstice. Although some days seem […]
June 16, 2025 Gradients Jack Kittredge Walking down our road this Spring has reminded me of the sense I had when moving to Barre with Julie years ago, that life here was a little more analog, flowing, not jerky. There are still seasons, sure, like in the city. But they seemed to change more imperceptibly: […]
June 9, 2025 Be Careful What You Say Right before we lost our entire apple crop to excessive rain and wind in the second week of May, I think I cavalierly noted that we had just passed through the best week of the year. Last week, I posited something about living a charmed life. And […]
June 2, 2025 Gratitude That is what came to mind this week, on a bunch of different levels, where I was in the presence of exceptionalism. Monday – Justin came on the holiday to help me with the chores and prep for the week. Tuesday – Matt, Marissa, Justin, Devra, and I hauled ass all […]