Patch405 (Shannon Barghols)

“... I do think there’s no better way to enrich your life than learning about the way things used to be and weaving into your daily routine at least a few time-honored practices and traditions whose simplicity and charm nourish the mind, body, and spirit.”
― Julia Watkins, Simply Living Well: A Guide to Creating a Natural, Low-Waste Home

“Nobody in the world welcomes us quite like our parents do. The reception, if we're lucky, is a simultaneous cosseting and taking for granted. An experience that's, at best, comforting and exasperating in equal measure, unique in its loaded history of give andtake, its private parameters of permission and expection.”
― Priya Basil, Be My Guest: Reflections on Food, Community and the Meaning of Generosity

“We stand or fall on the strength of our commitment, (and I suddenly see that I am alone in this love.)”
― Rachel Linden, The Enlightenment of Bees

“Love is like farm work. It requires consistency, and imagination. Your body will ache and you will be fatigued, but there is no greater reward than seeing the fruits of your labor.”
― Hilarie Burton, The Rural Diaries: Love, Livestock, and Big Life Lessons Down on Mischief Farm