Sanctuary Life

We are under a weather advisory today for severe winds. The winds started, as torrentuous weather is want to do, in the dark of night,...

This was a week for breakthroughs. Finally, we had some good news about the house build. Seems we just need a visit from the fire...

I thought we may want to do a catch-up blog post as it seems like it's been a while since I've shared our latest construction and...

Building Rivendell Sanctuary has made me more appreciative of my time at Rose Hill Farm. Having been the chief designer and developer of...

The grasslands of the plateau have changed in hue, my morning drive to work, darker than it was only just a month ago. If my timing is...

All of the vacant parcels around the sanctuary have now sold. Paul and I have met two out of our three new neighbors. As I visited with...

This dusty dirt road of ours that winds its way beautifully up to Rivendell, continues to challenge us. We have yet to repair the damage...

For many years, I lived on a small urban farm called Rose Hill Farm. When I first moved in, there was nothing but weeds. In fact, the...

It's 98 degrees today but I won't complain because 101 degrees has been forecasted for tomorrow. I'll save my complaints for then. When...

When Hilary came to town, Kelly and I played scrabble and ate pasta. We also watched a movie about the end of the world. It seemed suited...

Early misty mornings soften the landscape and bring about a sense of peace at Rivendell. As I type, I can hear a rooster crowing in the...

One minute you are heading to your car to leave for work and the next, you see this dirty little polar bear face peeking around your...

Paul tells me I've been too quiet. I don't protest the idea as I know he is right. It's been difficult to know where to begin. We moved....

The title of this post belongs to Frost. Have you ever read his poem, Nothing Gold Can Stay? Nature's first green is gold, Her hardest...

This past week, I discovered Southern California's superbloom season has arrived at Rivendell. I had no idea that the neon green blanket...

California is thirsty. The drought conditions of the last 22 years are worse than the last 1200 years! Sixty-six percent of California,...

As a child, I despised the Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner cartoon. When I saw it appear on my little black and white television, I would,...

“No man shall exercise any Tirranny or Crueltie towards any bruite Creature which are usualie kept for man’s use.” Massachusetts Bay...

As a young child, I loved the story of the poor shoemaker and the elves. The shoemaker, not having enough money nor materials to make...

For the past couple of months, Freya has been waking me up each day around 2:30 am. No matter the time, when she scratches at the door, I...