my bella

this monday we said our last goodbyes to bella. bella donna, bella monster, big white, stinkerbell, bela lugosi. it was hard as hell. 13 years of adventure, bella and i went through it all together. she was my bodyguard through scary night streets, my lookout alone in the middle of the woods, my unintentional pick up line, my headache when the neighbors called, my happiness when i walked through the door, my tiny dancer, my crazy for food, overprotective best road trip partner ever. my bella.

my heart

litha-the summer solstice

i can’t believe the summer solstice is already here! just a few more days (june 21st) until the longest day of the year and a progression of shorter and shorter ones thereafter. then fall!! holy crap! i’m turning 33 this year in october and i can hardly believe it. i have a myriad of thoughts that go through my head, both good and bad. and then i read this.....

"Fold your wings inward, Libra. A poignant and intense year begins on June 4th, when expansive Jupiter enters Taurus for a year. Taurus rules your eighth house, one of the most complex and internal parts of the zodiac wheel. It rules intimacy, vulnerability, sex, birth, death, spirituality, shared finances, real estate, "other people's money" (taxes, credit cards, inheritances, loans)...to name a few.
It's the place where we merge our most personal resources with others'—no light matter. Needless to say, the next year might not be the most fun time you've ever had, but the opportunity for growth—emotionally, spiritually and financially—is tremendous, especially if you're willing to explore all of your shadows AND your light."

there’s comfort in a little cosmic insight i guess!? anyway, litha is a day to celebrate! let all of our worries fall by the wayside as we take in every ray of sunshine and give thanks for what we have. because even in hard times, even in the dark, the light always shines through! remember to eat good food, drink good drink, and be in good company on this day. celebrate the sun! celebrate each other.

thousands of veggies!

we harvested beets, radishes, turnips, tatsoi, kale, zucchini, and garlic scapes for 344 families this week!!!! how amazing is that?!
everything looked so beautiful in each box-the colors so vibrant and the life so fresh. proud farmers here.
i wish i had a photo of the before and after of our birchville site (8 acres out of our total 12 farmed) where it's gone from green rolling hills to row after row of green growing food. so cool! life is good!

holy ginormous slug slithering slowly accross the driveway. dead doe behind nikki's cabin-whoa! and a beautiful sky to take the gross out!

“the world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful.” extra so lately with the rain never ending. accepting it more as i remember how useless it is to complain, to fight, to try to control what is out of my hands. remember. remember. remind me again. when the rain falls hard and my heart feels heavy, remind me to accept. remind me the world is mud lucious and puddle wonderful.