Category Archives: the Farm

Officer Down Published

Posted on November 18, 2021 by susanmsink@gmail.com

My first novel, Officer Down, is now available. I’m pretty excited about it– it looks beautiful and I can finally share this story with everyone. The cover, with an image by Jordan Duca, is beautiful. As a friend who is … Continue reading →

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Shaped by the Land

Posted on September 2, 2021 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I grew up in Park Forest, Illinois, a south suburb of Chicago. Until I was 6, we lived in a neighborhood of co-op townhouses that faced onto forest preserve. That was an early and enduring term for me, “forest preserve.” … Continue reading →

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Spring with the Natives

Posted on May 24, 2020 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Last night we watched the documentary film Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf, which is available for streaming for a $5 donation to a food charity through Memorial Day. Oudolf is the landscape artist behind the High Line in … Continue reading →

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Chicken News

Posted on August 25, 2018 by susanmsink@gmail.com

There’s been some activity in the flock the past few months. Thought I’d give you an update, since the chickens and their antics are quite popular on the blog! First, this chicken, who I’ve been calling Beauty for obvious reasons, … Continue reading →

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Greenhouse Effect

Posted on October 27, 2017 by susanmsink@gmail.com

This year I feel like a different gardener than in years past. It isn’t about cancer– all that did was lose me a year of gardening. But I’m more confident about all the crops, more in tune with what is … Continue reading →

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First Eggs

Posted on September 4, 2017 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I’ve been really having a time of it with my chickens. I am really starting to resent them. They are just not laying eggs. I put in two nice brooder boxes for them, and every time I filled them with … Continue reading →

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Wild White Indigo

Posted on June 18, 2017 by susanmsink@gmail.com

  Thinking about blog post topics a few days ago (before this strange flurry of activity!) I thought: chickens, recipe/garden, beauty. I’ve been walking around in beauty with a poem line in my head for it seems like three weeks: … Continue reading →

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Chicken Update

Posted on June 17, 2017 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I know you’ve been waiting to hear about my new flock of chickens. It’s been awhile since I’ve caught you up. I’m pleased to report they are every bit as entertaining as the last group. “Blackie,” the sole survivor of … Continue reading →

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Chickens Just Want to be Free (Range)

Posted on May 6, 2017 by susanmsink@gmail.com

This is an angry chicken. Last Sunday we moved her over to her “summer” digs, out of the barn and to the pen and coop behind the house. I was a little nervous about how she would react to the young … Continue reading →

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Stability

Posted on April 28, 2017 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Last night I went to the 50th Anniversary event for The Collegeville Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research at Saint John’s Abbey. It made me think about the Benedictine virtue of Stability. The room was full of wonderful people, many of whom … Continue reading →

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