When I last hit enter on my blog post four years ago (!) I never intended to take such a long hiatus. But life happens, and indeed it has, to the tune of two IVF transfers resulting in our beautiful two babies, Charlie James (3) and Quentin Matthew Kai (2 months). I still pinch myself […]
“There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man.” ― Winston S. Churchill It’s taken me a month to be able to write about this. One month since I said goodbye to my quarter horse mare Ama. In February she was diagnosed with EPM, a neurological disease, […]
It’s the weekend and that means it must be time for a blog! As I type the rain is drizzling down slowly outside, covering Hidden Meadow in a gray and sedating blanket. The weather is cool, not cold, the leaves are still green, for the most part, but everything about the world outside is groaning […]
Hey friends. I don’t know about you, but I’m a little in shock that it is somehow September. Last I remember it was June, and while I was still in the midst of pandemic-planning for the summer, I was cautiously optimistic that the worst was behind us. And no while we didn’t have grand travel […]
I sat down to write a blog several times over the past couple weeks. But my fingers never knew which direction to fly. The purpose of this space and this farm is to provide an escape from everyday stressors, to lose yourself in the playful antics of oblivious animals, to be lulled by the constant […]
Hey friends. It’s almost the weekend again and it’s been a whirlwind of a couple weeks here at Hidden Meadow. Let me fill you in. Sometime around last Thursday, I heard Tim yell out from the terraced garden where he was working that “Laurie (our rooster) may die.” Now my husband is British, and therefore […]
Today is Good Friday. It’s the day Christians remember Christ’s death on the cross while we strain forward eagerly, anticipating, longing for the celebration of His resurrection on Sunday morning. This year, Easter looks a bit different for all of us. Whether you are a Christ-follower or not, there are no large Easter Egg hunts, […]
It’s that time again. As I write you I’m watching thick snowflakes stream down onto the somewhat startled rows of daffodils that recently made their presence known along the creek banks this week. I understand them and their current mood completely. Just a few short days ago I was in a tee shirt clearing brush […]
Happy New Year Friends! As a lover of symmetry and even numbers I am thrilled to be here now in the year 2020. Beyond that though, this year just feels ripe with possibilities and growth in a way that 2019 never did. Yes 2019 was a very full year for us with moving from our […]
It feels like we say it more and more with each passing year. “I can’t believe it’s Christmas next week!” Or “I can’t believe it’s almost 2020″, or ” I can’t believe it’s (insert any upcoming month or holiday)”. As children, Christmas couldn’t get here fast enough, but these days it seems to steal up […]
Happy December friends! It’s our first holiday season here at Hidden Meadow and we’re feeling truly thankful, and exhausted, and overwhelmed, and happy, and… and… and. You get the idea. We have a lot going on, but it’s been a good couple of weeks. Last weekend, we were unable to attend my family’s thanksgiving feast […]
This week has been a doozy. After I wrote to you last week we headed out for an impromptu date night to see John Crist in nearby Lynchburg. If you’re following the news you know why thats noteworthy. I’ll share more on that later. Saturday was the cider pressing party at neighbors Steve and Wendy’s. […]
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