Bread & Butter: An Encouragement to Bake

Bread & Butter: An Encouragement to Bake

“Bread, the best smell on earth,” says Mr. Brown in National Velvet1, and I think I would have to agree with him. (Well, except that chocolate smells pretty good too – how about chocolate bread!) There is something tantalizing and so homey and comfortable about the...
Feeding Sebastopols: What Do Geese Eat?

Feeding Sebastopols: What Do Geese Eat?

My feeding regimen for my geese has been evolving since the first two arrived as day-olds in the mail almost six years ago, and I’m still learning and experimenting! Probably the most important thing I have learned about feeding geese is that adjustments are necessary...
First Sebastopols: The Making of A Goose Girl

First Sebastopols: The Making of A Goose Girl

Two little yellow creatures. I saw them for the first time when I arrived at the post office that Wednesday morning. The Post Mistress pulled back the lid of their little cardboard box so I could see that they had traveled well. My sister drove home so I could cradle...