Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Farming is not for the weak of will

Hit by a Farm: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Barn
by Catherine Friend

It's rare to find a person rejoicing in a life even while admitting it might not be the life for her. And it's rarer still to see partners working out a joint future of revolving opposites, twisted  together as strands of DNA. They might split from time to time, but curl back closely together when the time comes to return.

So goes this funny little tale of how a farm threatens to take over the hearts, minds, and equanimity of two good-hearted and loving people. They do try, they really do. But sometimes they name their livestock and sometimes wreck their borrowed tools.  Who doesn't?

One thing I learned for sure--I never want to put my hand inside a sheep.

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