What's Up

(I think you know how this joke ends)

(It’s all the chicken butts)

You deserve every good thing this world has to offer. Mealworms. Corn bits. Sunflower seeds. But most of all: Love and care from everyone around you.

— The entire Good Spirits Farm Flock

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Here’s What’s Happening At Good Spirits Farm

This year, I had to initiate Todd to the Good Spirits Farm Thanksgiving Tradition: Feeding everyone a Thanksgiving dinner. The horses got extra alfalfa.

I hauled extra hay out to the flerd, even though they had plenty of grass.

(Don’t tell Beatrice it’s rude to chew with your mouth open….and to use your daughter as a plate.)

And the chickens got a smorgasbord of leftover bread, kitchen scraps from cooking dinner, and corn and seed scratch, all delivered to the compost pile, which is a never-ending source of worms and bugs.

I’m thankful for everything these critters provide to me: food, entertainment, companionship, and plenty of material for a silly little newsletter. Feeding them a holiday dinner seems like a small price to pay for what I get in return.

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Here’s What I Loved This Week

This week, I looked up from the dining room table as the afternoon sunlight was streaming in and thought: I love my house. I never imagined I’d be able to have a mortgage all on my own—as freelance writing isn’t exactly stable. But somehow, I have made it happen, and this little 70s-era ranch has provided a safe harbor through a very tumultuous part of my life.

We recently started in on a bathroom remodel, and it’s just one of 16 million things the house needs. Still, the bones are good and I am so lucky to call this place home.