Sweet Williams at Alder Creek

There is something different about September this year. I have been trying to decide if it's weather, the garden, the calendar -- or may...

There is something magical about midsummer on the farm. The garden is overflowing with blooms waiting to be gathered for bouquets, honeybee...

I always knew this week would come -- the final stretch of high school for my first born, the last four days of school bells and hall passes...

  There’s a quiet shift happening in our house, and I’m not sure I am ready for it. Somewhere between trade school and high school emails, g...

 As the calendar turns to 2026, I find myself craving less noise and more meaning.  Maybe that is because this is the year I turn 50 years y...

There's always a moment after the Christmas tree comes down when the house feels... different.  Not bad- just quieter, barer, almost ech...

 It's December 23rd, and I've been sitting in this waiting room since 7:30 a.m.  Well actually I took a tram ride to the Pavilion on...