Dear Folks: August 19, 1995
Dear Folks,
It feels as if Foundation Farm is holding its breath in anticipation of great events just around the corner. The main one is The Wedding, which will take place September 9. Chrissie has found the fine white cotton she wanted but she hasn’t yet made her dress. She and Scot (who has returned from field work in the forests [...]
Dear Folks: July 23, 1995
Dear Folks,
Well, the puppy’s name is Emmett. We arrived at that name after two weeks of trying out a hundred or so others, suggested by all members of the household and many visitors. We tried exalted names, such as Solstice and Wendell Berry. We tried plain doggy names, like Buff. There were names that popped out spontaneously in the course [...]
Dear Folks: June 19, 1995
Dear Folks,
WE’RE GETTING A PUPPY!!!
I’m so excited you’d think I was 8 years old! It isn’t often that we get a new puppy — it’s been 11 years since I brought home the small golden butterball we named Basil.
Now Basil is slowing down so much that he can snore peacefully on the back porch while a raccoon scampers freely over [...]
Dear Folks: February 24, 1995
Dear Folks,
It’s only February, but the first lambs are in the barn!
They were born yesterday. I found them out in the barnyard, wet and wobbly when I came out to do the morning chores. We had barely started watching for them. They’re the result of an accident. A kindly neighbor mistakenly let the errant ewes into the pasture with Wally [...]
Dear Folks: September 25, 1994
August 30, 1994
Logan Airport
Dear Folks,
It’s early to start a letter to you — I just finished sending out the last one. But I know what happens in September. There’s the Balaton meeting. Then there’s the accelerating pace of fall on the farm, and when it comes time to write your monthly letter, I get overwhelmed. So I’ll get ahead this [...]
