March 2, 2010 – Intimations of Spring. Snow melting, sun higher, garden stirring.  Lenore came with me yesterday to help me take photographs in the Carriage Barn, and ten, of course, she became the photograph. Like many Labs, she loves to come along and keep me company in life. Today, back to work on the short stories, which need some more work.

Tomorrow, somebody is coming to look at the farm. Don’t know whether they will buy it or not, but it focuses on some questions. Have to think about life – whether to stay, move on to the next Bedlam Farm. Dogs will remain a focus of my life, along with fiction, children’s books, photography. And Maria.

Got to have a place with room for these dogs. Rose needs space, so do the other dogs. And Maria has to have a studio. And I have to have a study. Sounds like Bedlam Farm. Does it make sense to stay in such a big place, however beautiful, with three empty barns and acres of fenced pasture that isn’t being used? I don’t know. I’ll be sharing the process though. I’ve always thought this Spring would be telling. We’ll see.