Some months I’m just not going to have time to record here where we are at with things. This month, we are thankfully at a pretty a good place. It’s a slightly unsettling spot with the usual unknowns related to personal and professional things, but not as scary and overwhelming as a year ago, when the pandemic became this huge daunting reality for all of us.

Our foundation is strong (after some physical repairs, including nice re-pointing mortar work by Mark) and our focus is clear — on most days. We have some really cloudy, bumpy moments (as is normal for all us humans) but in general, we continue to settle in to this new life — as homeowners, homesteaders in training and budding business partners.

We are busy with many new tasks & actions: gardening, sowing, tilling, amending, sawing, drilling, insulating, staining, rewiring, venting, draining, cleaning, planting. Both inside and out, we are growing our skills set and expanding our perspective on what it means to own an old farmhouse and care for both it and the beautiful land that surrounds it.

Whenever things get too overwhelming with our day jobs or family matters or medical issues or plans for our business or home repair drama — we make a conscious effort to stop and get outside, because nature heals and we can’t lose sight of this. Even on the most hectic of days — if it’s just a short walk to the mailbox or to bring in the trash cans — we have to step outside and take a deep breath. It’s what gets us through and keeps us going. Onward.

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