Spring Has Sprung

My blog has sat, dusty and unloved, for the better part of a year. We've weathered a drought, a birthday, winter holidays, MAJOR job changes, and the general whirlwind nature of farm and family life. But we are STILL HERE, and that in itself is a success. We've slaughtered our first hog, renovated the bathroom of our 1832 farmhouse, and settled into the uncertain rhythm of the year my husband leaves for weeks at a time to complete his dissertation research.

Spring is stirring the desire to clean out the garden, clean house, and clean up unfinished business. We are bustling around at what has become the accustomed spring pace--at least twice the speed of our wintery hibernation-selves. Writing has become a bigger part of my life in general. It is *definitely* time to revitalize the blog.

I once promised a couple of book reviews, as well as the beginning installments of the "Mothers' Stories" blog series. I have not forgotten! My first orders of business will be to get those promised pieces out into the world. After that, we have a year's worth of farm tales and green lessons learned as fodder. Who knows what this summer holds?