Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Country girls



One thing that's exciting about the farmhouse is that it fulfills our wish (or need?) of getting back into the country for most of the girls' growing-up years. When Addy and I stopped by this week to check on the progress inside the house, she wanted to make sure I gave the hay mow my full attention. I had been telling her that I didn't want her up there alone until I made sure everything was safe and showed her where she could and could not go. I gave my inspection and she is now cleared for playing. And play she did.
I keep this verse from a poem posted above my desk.
Before green apples blush,
Before green nuts embrown,
Why, one day in the country
is worth a month in town ...
— CHRISTINA ROSSETTI

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