The Scribblers were uncomfortable this morning. We normally enjoy the “4th” in a vaguely Midwetern manner, and we had a good one. Flag banners were nailed up, a brand new 3 X 5 US Flag fluttered from the staff on the back deck of the Big House. The food was perfect, real country fixins’ from […]

A short one this morning, fellow Citizens. We here at the Scribblers Section at rural Refuge Farm have been reading a remarkable book about the events of our times. It is a fascinating book, and the Fire Ring occupants are struck by something remarkable. We have had the opportunity to live our lives in what […]

You might have heard that the Supreme Court just finished their session. They made a lot of noise with several decisions accompanied by a variety of levels of emotion. Probably the most vocal of them was about the overturning of a decision made nearly fifty years ago. It was based on the Women’s Health Section […]

The current malaise abroad in the land is sort of astonishing. We noted it last year with mild surprise. We hadn’t even heard the term “malaise” in a couple decades. We know it from former President Jimmy Carter’s speech in 1979, the year I was living on an old ship in the Far East, saluting […]

The Bolivian Workers are here, arriving early-bright. There is a stated goal, arrived at in a mixture of languages generally characterized as Spanglish. Lately it has become a common tongue at Refuge Farm. We also believe we have general agreement on the proposition that will have the extended new porch and associated roof on the […]

Editor’s Note: The Supremes are at it again. The last of their decisions for this term will curb the power of regulatory agencies as “unconstitutional.” There may be another one on the “Remain in Mexico” policy later this morning. This will provoke more discussion atop the decisions on the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 10th and […]

The light of this new day is brilliant on the Piedmont’s rolling hills. There is an expression of vitality in this part of our world, of rich green growing forces erupting from our soil. On the pasture below the Bunk House a single young deer stands inviolate, doing as it will. Unmolested. Free. The Hummingbirds […]

There apparently were some decisions released by a court in Washington this week. Reports on the early and late news- the times management does not attempt to regulate what material we have access for viewing- was that there were some emotional responses to them. You can imagine the reaction in the Writers Section at Refuge […]

Amanda was very stern with us this morning. It fit the skies, which had retreated from severe dark booming and bright flashes of lightning to a more gentle but persistent rainfall. The Chairman was in an agitated state over the annual chimney cleaning, a necessary job in the country, but the idea of workmen on […]

(You must look down to the right to see our Ruby Throat. Capturing this image required phone and constant attention- and eight attempts. Photo Socotra). There was controversy that started before the normal Production Meeting of the Writer’s Section of Socotra House LLC this morning. As you may have gathered, Management is under pressure in […]