Greetings farm fans!  We are proud to announce the arrival of our daughter Fern Violet on November 14, 2008.  She came to us 4 weeks early, choosing a full moon to herald her arrival.  It's been several weeks now, and our family life is blossoming with the new member.  She is a happy baby, thankfully.  Bandit and Bernie are loving protectors, following me around the house.  I've learned to wrap Fern onto my body with a section of fabric, freeing my hands for typing and chores.  She is truly growing like the proverbial 'bad weed'. 
     I'll be spending the next months cruising catalogs for exciting seeds to grow and planning for the spring hustle.  We've set up the seed starting chamber here in Bethlehem since I'll be returning in May rather than April like last year.  Joe will be joining Fern and I at the farm during the growing season, continuing with his current job part-time.  We are in year 3 of our dream of establishing a sustainable vegetable farm and homestead.  Hopefully 2010 will see Joe farming full time.  I will enjoy his comraderie,as well as his technical and creative perspectives.  It will be so much fun with the family together working on our dream.  We are still researching which type of home we'd like to build in the next couple of years.  We will be camping at our place again this year.  I enjoyed it quite a bit the last two years, each year getting better.  The stars are incredible at our farm, so many galaxies are visible, shooting stars abound.  We are eager to share all the wonder that Mother Nature has to offer with our daughter. 

 

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