the mingling of food, family, and life
You had been told that this would happen. This ever-increasing independence. The wings starting to flap. You’d read about it in books. You’d been told, many, many times by all the people who came before you but still, for you, you weren’t quite ready. No, you’re still back in preschool when she’d cry and call…Continue Reading
We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face…we must do that which we think we cannot. -Eleanor Roosevelt I always like fresh starts. New beginnings. The start of a new year. A brand new calendar without a single commitment written down…Continue Reading
A few weeks ago, my 6-year-old reportedly said to his father, “Um, Dad, why is Mom the boss? I thought you were supposed to be the boss?” The Rooster ruffled his feathers and replied, “Well, I’m the boss too. We’re both the boss.” “Then why is Mom always bossing everyone around. She bosses me around.…Continue Reading
Carrie Minns, writer, photographer & mother of three, can be found sipping tea or sipping wine depending on how things are going here in the chicken coop.
