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butterfly shadows

On a particularly hot morning last week, I was in the vegetable garden early, facing the middle field. The sun was behind me, not yet fully risen but already gaining the ferocity of a true summer day in Oklahoma. As I knelt, twisted, reached, and stretched, pulling weeds and moving the water hose from…

twenty-five and counting

The right words for our anniversary this year are eluding me. Last summer, when I glanced ahead to this moment on the calendar and started getting excited for it, for the twenty-fifth celebration of our sweet, precious little church wedding,…

huffman family farm tour

I recently had the kind of experience artists might have while visiting a museum. As a gardener and small farm operator, I always love seeing how other people design, strategize, and bring their outdoor visions to life. I can glean…

no. sleep. till brooklyn!!

Hello friends, hey! We’re coming up for a bit of air, and I am happy to report that said air is thick and warm, humid, cottony, and scented with both chlorine and coconut suntan lotion. We are in the happy…