Hello again – I’m happy you returned. I wanted to tell you
so much since we were together but always some interruption, then a large box
came into our life. Last week we were in one of those plowing through the to-do
lists, stirring the pot with a nasty mix of worries, when the doorbell rang.
A
box lay against the door as the delivery agent hopped in her truck. An
unexpected gift from beloved friends. We carefully opened the box to a note, “From
the Farm”. 
A large bouquet of natural grasses including broom corn,
wheat stalks, some delicate other and one large dried Hydrangea blossom
carefully huddled in anticipation of the coming praise. The bouquet spoke
dramatically of the bond this friendship has over many years.
But wait, there is a smell, a rich deep earthly animal
smell: a small rolled bag in the corner of the box stuffed with a ball of white
wool. We drew in healthy breaths of the pheromones and imagined the low barn
light, soft chawing from the belly of contented sheep laying comfortably in
recently harvested straw – oh my, there is no other full memory than this, all
the senses merging into this wonderful gift from the farm.
Now there is something grand to be thankful for, thank you, dear friends Sue and Ron.
To learn about the experiences that brought us to this good gift, treat yourself to a laugh and a moment of thoughtfulness about living close to the land while learning to do a business that goes national, check out the Amazon Kindle book, A Homestead Decade, How Crunchy Granola Changed My Life, cheap 2.99. Thank you and wishing you a bountiful Thanksgiving.
love, Helene
