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Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

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Life After Life by Kate Atkinson This novel's exploration of Ursula Todd's multiple lives might, at first, leave the reader wondering but for me it was like diving into a wonderful puzzle in which I was invited to figure out the patterns and rhythms for myself, to try to…
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The Planting

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On a day when the news is filled with stories of AI destroying humanity, planting lettuce is a good antidote. Farming, after all, is a grand gesture of hope. On my hands and knees in a field of lettuce, planting what will be in approximately 40 days, the foundation for somebody’s…
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The Water

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When we first stepped foot on Flynn Creek Farm, there was a relatively modern home on the property, constructed in 2014, in addition to a not so new barn and an equipment shed.  There were agricultural fields, rocky forests, and land in a government conversation program.  We saw…
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The Listening

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One of the first things that hit me after Arriving on the farm was the quiet. I’ve written about seeking silence in blog posts before, but landing here, I think I've found it. Of course, our remote rural location presents challenges when it comes to infrastructure this city girl…
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Arriving

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This essay was originally published on Medium.com We allowed four days to drive from Park City to Verona, WI. It was actually three days of driving with a twenty-four hour stop in Denver to spend time with our daughter. The drive was necessary as we would need a car on the farm and…
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Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton

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Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton Although this novel turns into a fast-paced thriller mid-stream, what I was drawn to was the depth with which the characters are written. Catton was especially deft at portraying a complicated female friendship between women with similar life philosophies…
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Daughter of a Promise

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The Nine

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Eden: A Novel

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