Just got Simon braying up in the pasture and I’ll put it up shortly. This is a big week for me and the farm. I got so many requests to re-post Marilyn Brook’s review of “Going Home: Finding Peace When Pets Die,” that I am. You can order signed, personalized copies of “Going Home” by calling Battenkill Books, 518 677 2515. Hundreds of people have already ordered “Going Home” and I will make sure to get the books signed quickly and in any form you wish, as I know some people are eager to get them. I will happily sign books in memory of the animals you have loved.
There is plenty of time to order personalized books and I’m hoping to get to 300 pre-orders or more. For me, this a vote for bookstores and for individuals to survive in the corporate environment. Everything doesn’t have to be in a huge box.
You can also support a great independent bookstore – my local bookstore.
Some important news:
– At 9 a.m. Thursday, September 8, here and on my Facebook and “Going Home” page, I will release the video we have been working on for “Going Home” that includes wonderful images of the loved and lost pets so many of you have written about and shared. You are welcome to continue to share photos and videos of your animals, living and gone, on this page, which will be a permanent ongoing place for people grieving lost pets. You are welcome to download and share this video – I hope you do. And of course, all photographs on my site are available to you for free in any form you wish. Thanks so much for these amazing images. I guess many will cry when they see this video, but it is, for me, anything but depressing. It is an affirmation of love, through and through.
– “Going Home” will be published on September 27. I will be touring through different parts of the country, but am converting some of the tour into a “Support Vermont” tour. Events are listed above on the book tour/events and”Going Home” pages. There are some strong pre-pub discounts available, a sign that online sellers and the publishers are strongly supporting the book.
– On Columbus Day Weekend, Maria’s Pig Barn Art Gallery will be open Saturday and Sunday, 11 to 4. I will be available to sign books that can be purchased at nearby Battenkill or at Gardenworks (518 854 2520). Simon will be on hand to meet the many people who have admired and supported him. Maria has nine wonderful artists offering very functional art – from quilts to pincushions to jewelry – at affordable prices. Rose will work if the sheep are still here. Lenore is the official greeter. Maria has done a wonderful job on the show and the gallery, which now has a full-access ramp. Details on Maria’s site. Also information on inns in the area.
A reminder: you can buy special Bedlam Farm notecards – fall leaves, chickens, donkeys – at the Redux Gallery site – they have Paypal – and support Bedlam Farm. This is also how I support and sustain my photography.
So, at your request, here is an encore performance of Marilyn Brooks, one of the first and most important reviews of “Going Home.”