by Amanda Read Sheik | Sep 29, 2014 | Equestrianship, Fair Hills Farm, Journal, Politics, Style, World Views
Having a little fun the other day, doing a photo shoot with camera-savvy Abigail and patient black steed Jubilee. What better book to read in the countryside while bareback riding than Wilhelm Röpke’s A Humane Economy: The Social Framework of the Free...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Aug 31, 2014 | Fair Hills Farm, Journal
When I was about four years of age, my family and I visited Gulf Shores, Alabama with relatives. I was at a stage of my life in which my fascination was switching from the science of human blood to horses. I decided I wanted a beautiful equine of my own, and I wanted...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Jul 6, 2014 | Fair Hills Farm, Journal, Politics, Style
At 238 years of age, I suppose it’s about time that America can no longer blame decline and error on youthful indiscretion. Here are some observations about a particular 4th of July-themed film that annoyed some readers more than I anticipated (I offended fans...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Mar 19, 2013 | Fair Hills Farm, Filmmaking, Journal
On March 9th, my Term III 2013 at Troy ended and Matthew Perdie arrived for a brainstorming visit. After helping us set up our new green screen and lights… …Matthew and I got to work planning our first web series… Such a creative day at Fair Hills...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Jan 15, 2013 | Fair Hills Farm, Filmmaking, Journal, Literary Projects
Over New Year’s, Matthew Perdie, the Abbotts, Rachel’s boyfriend Adamson Easterly, and David Abbott’s girlfriend Jessica Urffer visited Fair Hills Farm. The visit was a rousing success, complete with movies, fireworks, s’mores, a game of Catch...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Dec 25, 2012 | Fair Hills Farm, Journal
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. In Him was life, and the life was the...