by Armida Cervantez | Mar 14, 2016 | Abbey Country, Essays
Spring arrives seven days from today and the desert is preparing. Diablitos, as my father called them, are swirling their energy of wind containing cigarette butts, discarded winter woes, and desert dust. Occasionally a tumbleweed will hitch a ride. We are waiting for...
by Armida Cervantez | Feb 17, 2016 | Abbey Country, Community, Essays |
I started my week on Saturday and will be ending it on Sunday. It began with the thrashing of the broom, sponge, cleanser, and a prayer with sage smoke. Intensely studying Mandarin in high school and taking great risks with anxiety, my son suggested we offer our home...
by Carolyn M. Crane | Feb 14, 2016 | Community, Essays, Polemics
GoFundMe. YouCaring. Kickstarter. In my daily sojourn through social media, I am bound to see links to at least one of these sites. Over the years I’ve donated to budding restaurants, film projects, cancer patients, and even to a friend who knits premiums to entice...
by Carolyn M. Crane | Jan 30, 2016 | Essays, Farming, Idea Farm, Word Farm |
Since I launched our new website earlier this month, I’ve fielded several excellent questions from you that essentially ask, “What the heck are you doing, CC?” I thought I’d answer them thoroughly here. As a teacher I’ve learned that if one person asks a question,...
by Carolyn M. Crane | Jan 22, 2016 | Back Yard Days, Essays |
A couple weeks ago we made the decision to deepen our well. We’re lucky to have good water up here at the farm, but our well was shallow and volatile. The drought had taken its toll. We wanted more water security. Everything went fine. The drilling company lived up to...
by Carolyn M. Crane | Jan 13, 2016 | Essays |
Those of you who participate in social media may have seen me post on Facebook with #teamnorah. If you did, I was posting about some form of human connection or compassion. You won’t find Team Norah through a URL. It’s not a nonprofit or any sort of official...
