Since moving into this place a few years ago, I feel I've gotten my relationship with material possessions in balance. Now, most of the stuff lying around my home adds to its charm. When I was a kid and a young adult, stuff-management f…
Surgery Day
Today's the day! I check in for knee surgery at 1 pm and may be released as early as 6 pm. Thanks again to every reader, donor, dinner-bringer, and well-wisher who helped get me to this day. One positive side effect of this injury has b…
Thoughts on mortality
It's been a long time since I blogged here. Sorry about that! It's been a full month—of work, of doctor's appointments, of slow but steady healing, of cow kisses and dog cuddles, of births and deaths in my small community. I am …
The Habitat
Those of you who read "Brays of Our Lives" back in the 00s may remember " the Habitat "—a 400 square foot patch described before as, " rotten plywood, mangled barbed wire fences, old metal hardware, cinder blocks, bur…
Human. Being.
It's been three and a half weeks since I broke my knee on that fateful sledding trip (pictured above). I have managed to fit a lot in while somehow also being more still, for more days in a row, than at any other time in my adult life.…
CowCam
Ooooh, I almost forgot this week's most exciting news! You can now see Dahlia and Rosie Cotton on a live barn cam. Access the CaMooRa here: www.tinyurl.com/CowCam
MRIs and Mooving Days
This week has been so full! Full of generosity, challenges, joy, learning, healing, and exciting transitions. The cows moved on Saturday to Ballydidean Farm , where they'll have beautiful accommodations and be tended by a wonderful famil…
2019 State of the Ark Address
Laid Up A new year is dawning and all is well, my right knee excepted. I injured myself in Sun Valley—luckily, on the final day of an otherwise wonderful vacation. Sadly, I wasn't up to anything glamorous like snowboarding or heli-skiii…
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