Farm Dover

I've been thinking about how to tell you about our trip to China. I'm stumped, as this trip has changed me in ways I won't be a...

nǐ hǎo (that's "hello" in Chinese), Yes, Ed and I are back from our epic trip to China. We got back about 1:30 a.m. and are ...

I'm looking hard for signs of spring around here – and I'm not finding many. Everything still looks awfully beige, and muddy. I'...

Scrape away the snow, pluck away the frozen brown leaves, and there they are. The first blooms of a Lenten Rose. Making an appearance on Shr...

To get her photo taken, of course! Love her pink nails...

Spring is a time of plans and projects. - Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina Yes, plans and projects are in full swing at Farm Dover, even thou...

My sister, Sherry Carpenter Leavell, delivered this eulogy at my mom's memorial service this morning. It was not so much a eulogy as it...

Spring needs to get a move on around here. Our wood pile has gone from this: To this: Of course, we have multiple woodpiles scatt...

“Everyone must leave something behind when he dies, my grandfather said. A child or a book or a painting or a house or a wall built or a pa...

This long-lasting snow cover has not kept me from my daily walks on the farm trails. It has kept me occupied with trying to identify the an...