by Amanda Read Sheik | Apr 12, 2007 | Fair Hills Farm, Journal, The Girlhood Home Companion
Days are longer, and the weather is cooling and warming by turns. Thus, I cannot rely on the weather. The latest technological desktop computer in our household gave out under the affliction of 1,400 viruses. Thus, I cannot rely on the latest...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Feb 12, 2007 | Fair Hills Farm, Journal
I haven’t much time to spare at this present moment. I probably will not have much to spare for the remainder of this month. Or this upcoming season…or the rest of this year! But I will probably be partial and generous to my blog regardless. Our chicks are...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Jan 24, 2007 | Fair Hills Farm, Journal
I had my 17th birthday yesterday. I had a very enjoyable little party with my family. Grandmomma and Granddaddy came for supper. They gave me a pretty gold colored jacket and crocheted beret. I also received a lovely scented candle from Mom. To our surprise, the new...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Jan 2, 2007 | Journal
New Year’s celebration was charming this year. Dr. John Y. visited, as tradition holds (he has visited on New Year’s Eve 6 years in a row!). He is an old friend of ours that is amiably unique. He has always kept us children amused with his humour, literary...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Dec 26, 2006 | Journal
Christmas has come and gone once again. Year twenty o’six is nearly over. We had a splendid Christmas party with family at our Grandparents’ house on the 23rd (little cousins are growing up fast!). Grandmomma gave Rachel and I each a very pretty...