Bedlam Farm Journal

I was trying to take a photo of some flowers when I looked through the viewfinder and saw someone trying to take a photo of me right through the flowers. Of course, it was Maria; she was in a grumpy mood today.

But I love the photo, it’s a wonderful portrait of a wonderful artist.

Below, this is how the sun greets me in my chair when I am meditating in the morni...

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My assistant is by the door.

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“People stopped looking at flowers because they are relatively small, and seeing them requires time, which modern society lacks. While everyone has a concept of what a f...

Sue, congratulations on the Festival of the Arts, another testament to the amazingly creative work you and your students did this year.  The Salutatorian honore had me in tears. You do so much good.   Get some rest. Jon ______ News from the Art Room  The Festival of the Arts took place last night and was just a lovely event. It takes days to set ...

Thanks so much for purchasing 3 more Wish Lists yesterday (9 together). Wednesday was an intense day for the Cambridge Pantry. Sarah reports that the Pantry had more than 70 people coming for food support, almost a third more than has been coming recently.

A preview of things to come.

“Sad situations,” she said. “It was a busy day for sure, we are still...

Maria and I see so much death on our farm that we can’t count it all. On a farm, you get used to death, but the truth is one never really gets used to it. Death is a part of life here; the laws of nature say that one half of nature is always killing or eating the other.

I love my cat Zip; we are closer than ever, but I will never quite understand the great reality and ...