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Nearly everyone dreams of moving to the country at some point, but few people are crazy enough to actually do it. I'm one of those few. In 1994, when I was 26, I sold my little bakery cafe, packed up 200 boxes of books & antiques, & waved goodbye to my native California. Armed with a very basic knowledge of gardening, an overenthusiastic sense of adventure, & lots of naivete, I ended up on a 280-acre, 140-year-old farm in the middle of nowhere. I became cook, gardener, shepherd, farmhand, vet, surrogate mom, wildlife expert, sheep midwife & animal undertaker. My prep school education & graphic design background were useless. I went from attending restaurant openings & gallery receptions to working the rural fire dept's BBQ booth at the crafts fair & munching fried pies at country auctions. Nine years ago I moved to an even more remote 240-acre farm which I share with sheep, chickens, 4 dogs, 9 cats, 5 very entertaining donkeys, & one really well fed farmguy. My life revolves around food.
Labels: autumn color, dog photos, Lucky Buddy Bear, the ridge above the farm, woods
posted by Farmgirl Susan at 7:13 AM
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Good morning farmgirl! Bear looks like he's saying "come on mom!!' He's got such a cute face! What a great way to start your day. I'd like to make your farm house bread, is the recipe somewhere on the blog? Have a great day!!
Gasp!! Oh wow FG, it looks like a painting. This is the first time I have ever felt sorry for Bear!
I can almost smell the rich humus from the parties Autumn has hosted in years gone by. (deep sigh) Also smells like contentment. Enjoy your walks Susan.
lol; i think its breathtaking!!
I'm very thankful to be able to see in color. I could be a dog!
The look on LBB's face is great: "C'mon, lady, what's the holdup?"
Hi Farmgirl,
Those colors would have stopped me in my tracks! All we have is yellow and gold here. No purples, reds, etc...
I love that photo of Bear. That's the classic, "Come on, let's get going!" look. There's nothing like wandering the woods with a good dog. Brings out the inner adverturer in me.
Pax. Kimberly
WOW! I can't believe you did what we did... we left San Francisco 4 years ago and moved to a very small cottage on 12 acres in Eureka Springs, AR. Wow... I thought we were the only ones.
'Yeh, come on, why are you just walking in straight lines down the lane and not making the most of it by running around in multiple circles, back and forth, and in and out of bramble bushes ... for goodness sakes human beings I just give up!'
... a quotation from my dogs diary .. I just walked 2 miles, she just did the same route and walked 8!
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