3.26.20

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Friends & Neighbors - When the two things are also one thing and your are quarantined, the challenges of life are so much less frightening and joy so much more attainable!Got a text yesterday from Nick - he and Emily were our first nextdoor neighbors in Marshall back when we all rented downtown. Now they own White Oak Farm just up the road and our weekly csa starts up April 1. He wanted to know if we could use some eggs or kale as the farm is thriving ahead of schedule and I told him he was spooky cos we had just run out of eggs the night before.Then we got a text from our friend Emily at Carolina Flowers, a flower farm also just up the road. Emily was about to open a shop on Main St a coupla weeks ago which clearly did not happen so we set up a monthly flower subscription in a wee effort to support them through this crazy uncertain time.Honestly, we don’t know if we will have the income we need a few weeks from now either, but we also know that we don’t want to live in a place without all of these beautiful, vibrant people around us. We just have to keep taking risks with fingers crossed and share whatever we possibly can, while we can...So I drove to the bottom of the road this morning to pick up a beautiful canvas tote hanging from our gate post full of gorgeous fresh kale and eggs. And then Ben drove up with flowers a short while later and left them on a chair in the yard. Tim forgot and they were wilted a few hours later, but some cold water and a fresh cut brought them all right back - may we all be as resilient in the coming weeks. I know this day raised my own resilience tenfold.Friends & Neighbors

Friends & Neighbors

When the two things are also one thing and your are quarantined, the challenges of life are so much less frightening and joy so much more attainable!

Got a text yesterday from Nick - he and Emily were our first nextdoor neighbors in Marshall back when we all rented downtown. Now they own White Oak Farm just up the road and our weekly csa starts up April 1. He wanted to know if we could use some eggs or kale as the farm is thriving ahead of schedule and I told him he was spooky cos we had just run out of eggs the night before.

Then we got a text from our friend Emily at Carolina Flowers, a flower farm also just up the road. Emily was about to open a shop on Main St a coupla weeks ago which clearly did not happen so we set up a monthly flower subscription in a wee effort to support them through this crazy uncertain time.

Honestly, we don’t know if we will have the income we need a few weeks from now either, but we also know that we don’t want to live in a place without all of these beautiful, vibrant people around us. We just have to keep taking risks with fingers crossed and share whatever we possibly can, while we can...

So I drove to the bottom of the road this morning to pick up a beautiful canvas tote hanging from our gate post full of gorgeous fresh kale and eggs. And then Ben drove up with flowers a short while later and left them on a chair in the yard. Tim forgot and they were wilted a few hours later, but some cold water and a fresh cut brought them all right back - may we all be as resilient in the coming weeks. I know this day raised my own resilience tenfold.

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