The Chicken Bowl & Conservation
Anyone who visits the farm knows that we keep at least one “Chicken Bowl” going in the kitchen at all times. This is not a bowl OF chicken but rather a bowl FOR the chickens. We have…
Lazy W Marie
Carpeing all the diems in semi-rural Oklahoma...xoxo
Lazy W Marie
Carpeing all the diems in semi-rural Oklahoma...xoxo
Gently Exiting the Roller Coaster
I have had a bit of a roller coaster relationship with “church” in my lifetime and am at present in a valley. A dark, dangerous valley that is possibly coated in slippery green goose poop. And filled with dead ends and…
Sunset Behind the Sunflowers
Autumn is beginning to reveal herself in Oklahoma, and the farm is transforming in gentle, powerful ways. What once looked like weeds is now a small grove of brilliant wild sunflowers. What was just a few weeks ago a hot,…
The Imperfectionists (book review)
This book had a lot going for it way before I cracked open the library’s laminated cover protector. First, it was recommended to me by my lil’ sis Gen and her West coast Derby buddy Julia. They are both fabulously…
The Neglected Chef Foibles: Part Two
Caleb picked at his stitches, trying to chase away the itchiness by scratching only the outer edges of raw, swollen flesh. That never works for more than three seconds. The palm of his hand was puffy and a bit tight,…