by Amanda Read Sheik | Dec 20, 2006 | Journal, Literary Projects, World Views
Now, at this moment, I don’t feel like doing much of anything. Or maybe I just want to do too much at once. Our Grandfather from Tuscaloosa visited today (my mom’s dad). He brought us some venison (along with some turkey and ham for lunch). He told us a...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Oct 25, 2006 | Fair Hills Farm, Journal
It is the season for cold weather. It has been freezing. I hope that it stays that way! Now we can enjoy pleasant fires in the fireplaces. Summer was nice enough while it lasted, but I think that the time is nigh for cold weather to be...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Oct 10, 2006 | Journal, Literary Projects
Today we shall begin the task of sorting through boxes upon boxes in the garage for our upcoming garage sale. We must have a garage sale. We must rid ourselves of the unnecessary and make way (and perhaps a little money) for the coming events. I feel a little...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Sep 28, 2006 | Fair Hills Farm, Journal
We have had a series of surprising events lately. Mitzi, much to the family’s astonishment, had a little tom kitten the other morning in the kennel. That was not supposed to happen. She was not supposed to have a third litter of...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Sep 9, 2006 | Fair Hills Farm, Journal, World Views
Complacency is really a most intriguing word, as it brings to light both pride and humility in one breath. My siblings and I are fortunate in so many ways. We have never been forced to sit in a bland classroom for hours on end. We now enjoy a lovely place in the...
