Glenmirril, Books and Brews, and Other News
May you live in interesting times, says the Chinese curse. Or, as Hunter S. Thompson wrote in The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman: Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, "Wow! What a ride!" Glenmirril Farms Between the political landscape and our own lives, I feel I'm getting a healthy dose of both right now! And one affects the other. The last year has been a great deal of upheaval with surprise health issues, lengthy recuperations, a cross-country move, and the continued learning curve as we build up and manage our homestead, Glenmirril Farms. My readers will know where the name comes from: Glenmirril Castle which was named for the miracle that happened there: The Glen of Miracles. In fact, both our Glenmirril, up in northern Minnesota and here in t...
