by Amanda Read Sheik | Nov 7, 2008 | Journal
Last month, a lady down the street from us, Mrs. Nancy Lee, began giving us knitting lessons. She has started teaching us all sorts of handicrafts, and plans on eventually teaching us how to weave (she has three looms and a spinning wheel…I can’t wait to...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Jul 29, 2008 | Journal, Literary Projects, The Crusading Chemist, The Girlhood Home Companion
First of all, let me apologize for some link errors – first I misspelled “hear” (though “here ye” may very well make sense in some context). Secondly, I noticed that I messed up one of the links on my About page. The correct link is...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Jul 23, 2008 | Fair Hills Farm, Journal
The month is nearly over, so I really ought to make another post. Since I’m behind on photos, I’ll include some. Here is my class ring: {Photography by Abigail} Here is the landscape painting I completed recently: We ordered notecards with this painting...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Jun 22, 2008 | Fair Hills Farm, Journal, Literary Projects
I hope that this upcoming week I will actually work towards doing everything I’ve planned on doing. This past week I’ve just felt a bit worn out and uninspired – perhaps because it has been just a week since the ACT. Abbott Management has still not...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Apr 19, 2007 | Fair Hills Farm, Journal
Well, the time came for a logo to be designed. No longer may we find excuses for using various chicken drawings hither and yon, but I must also take responsibility for all the "Oohs" and "Boos" that are deserved. Keep in mind that it has been...