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+of+copy+3+ayib.JPG "The Year is over, but we're still baking!")
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.
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posted by Farmgirl Susan at 8:47 AM
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Oh poor Zelda. My pelvis just hurts at the thought of this.
God bless the spring flowers that bloom without being asked. Those are my kind of plants.
Ah bright yellow blooms are a sign of springtime. Poor Zelda - hard to imagine carrying that much extra around on their spindly legs. Maybe next post will be Zelda and her triplets?! Enjoy the spring between racing around doing a zillion things - know the work on new bakery/home has to be progressing.
What are those flowers?? I saw them on the grounds of Southern Exposure Seed Exchange (in VA) recently and loved them, but I have no idea what they are.
Kerria Japonica
Poor Zelda I was wondering how she is....she must be miserable!
Beautifl sunny blooms, thanks for sharing. I bet Zelda is just waiting for better weather :)
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