Letters from a Hill Farm

I'm writing this post because of a comment Sam made after the "Susan's summer" entry  here . If you haven't seen his c...

"The sky is gray and white and cloudy" The old Simon & Garfunkel song is a perfect description for today, along with a te...

I recently read of someone calling their "Christmas" cactus plants "holiday" cactus, which I think is a great idea. Righ...

Eight years ago, I put up a video of Alabama Shakes, whose lead singer was Brittany Howard. She has just gone out on her own, and oh man, is...

Gladys begins her summer chapter thinking about friendships, and ponders how they have changed in recent times. Her book was publshed in ...

"Nana, your hair is the color of potato chips." Campbell Walker, age 5

Susan Hill's "Spring" chapter in The Magic Apple Tree may just be the best writing I've ever read about English countr...

I don't know if you've heard this story, but here is a video of it. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and baby Archie went to Africa. I...

And 'tis autumn here at Windy Poplars Farm.

Old Father Time checked, so there'd be no doubt, Called on the north wind to come on out, Then cupped his hands, so proudly to shout,...

Well, this is certainly distressing. I expect most of us have noticed there aren't as many birds around, but the cold hard facts are so ...

Henry David Thoreau said that. We have a little bit of that wildness in the yard just off the kitchen. Years ago, we planted some iris, spid...

I've had the most glorious couple weeks of reading, totally immersed in Susan Branch's memoirs. She is an old friend whom I...