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Midway
I used to be a more spontaneous person. And then I had a child. And then I married a man who likes a plan (generally). And then I had two more children. And then I got rather broody and nesty , where I didn't want to stray too far from home.[...]

The Afterglow
A locally-made wooden painted turkey kit from nearby Bear Wallow Farm and a lovely pumpkin from Casey County, just a bit nibbled on by our chickens. The kit would be an easy thing to make with your children if you are crafty. (Alas, I[...]

Keeping Vigil
I haven't written much about our neighbor Ida and her farm because, well, I'm probably leery of writing too much about other people here or their stories. Or perhaps it is because I have not wanted to intrude or that it is all just too close[...]

Old Chestnuts
An Appalachian Spring is the most sweetly-savored seasonal experience I've ever had: long, with gradually emergent flora?and certainly fauna?over the span of about two or more months, and filled with bird song. While I was delighted to find[...]

Sunday Dinner
Ham awaits preparation at a Sunday dinner we had with our Shaker friends in Sabbathday Lake, Maine. "Sunday Dinner" by Dan Masterson , is a pleasant conjurer of so many things for me: family gatherings, good food, communion,[...]

Home for Christmas
Hearth and home?there's no place like home, no matter where it is. Have you ever been homesick for a place or a person or a life you once led? I was never homesick in college or on two academic stretches in England, or even three years[...]

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Recipe Low, How a (Lenten) Rose E'er Blooming

Low, How a (Lenten) Rose E'er Blooming
Lo, how a Rose e?er blooming from tender stem hath sprung! Of Jesse?s lineage coming, as men of old have sung. It came, a floweret bright, amid the cold of winter, When half spent was the night. Old English Carol This has been an[...]