It rained today on the bluff. A real settle into your bones sort of chill, along with dark skies that turn day into night. Autumn is trying to have one last stand for the year.
The sunflowers are taking this one last stand to heart. I’ve really loved them so. Good for the honey bees and good for my spirit – they’re the most simple form of cheer.
My mom can’t help but water the garden that she loved and cared for all these years.
The cornstalks will be gone soon, having provided their bounty long ago. One beautiful summer night, my friends and I celebrated our friend Joelle’s birthday there in the field. We strung twinkly lights on the cornstalks, feasted, and had one of the best dance parties maybe ever. Just us.
Byronis harvesting potatoes now. I bet you’d find it hard to believe a potato harvest is beautiful. Well, it is.
The pumpkins will be next. Their leaves have slowly started to fade away, giving in to the cold air sweeping through.
Sometimes, when I need a moment, I steal away to the fields, breathing in the simplicity of it all. I’m thankful for my quiet little life. For the beauty that surrounds me. For fall, small accomplishments, simple joys, and for learning bits and pieces every day.
IT'S ME, SERENA!
I bounced through the first years of my life in a hippie gypsy wagon, hand-built by my father, wandering the back roads of the U.S., Canada and Mexico. My family eventually settled into a tiny cabin in the woods on property that was once inhabited by Native American Indians.
I spent my childhood days searching for arrowheads, teaching myself to sew on a treadle sewing machine and to bake in a wood-burning stove, with no running water, refrigeration, or electricity in our home. My family lived frugally and early on, inspired by my parent’s thriftiness and style, I gained a knack for thrifty creativity and turning ordinary objects into something useful. And I dreamed of the home I would create for my own family someday.
Now I’m married to my husband, Colin, and our children are all grown. After 24 years of producing The Farm Chicks Vintage & Handmade Fair, I'm spending time visiting other markets around the world. You can watch episodes of Serena Goes to Market here.
I share more about my life story from time to time, here on my blog. You can also find me on Instagram, and Facebook.
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