Bean Blossom Dreams

by Murphey, Sallyann J.

• ISBN13: 9780253219879
• ISBN10: 0253219876
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-04-01
• Publisher: Quarry Books

Summary

Sallyann J. Murphey and her husband did what a lot of us have dreamt of but never quite built up the courage to do. In 1990, Murphey, who was a successful BBC producer, and her husband, Greg, a commercial photographer, left their high stress, hectic life in Chicago and moved to a dilapidated 40-plus-acre farm in Brown County, Indiana, hoping to raise their daughter in a more natural and less stressful environment. In Bean Blossom Dreams, Murphey warmly and humorously details life on the family's farm. Though Brown County might not offer the idyllic country life they were expecting, Sallyann and Greg have realized through trial and error, laughter and tears, that they made the right decision to relocate. A delightful fish-out-of-water story!

Author Biography

Sallyann J. Murphey began her career as a producer for the British Broadcasting Corporation. She has worked as an investigative journalist for a number of publications, including IPC Magazines, the Daily Mail, the London Observer, The Chicago Times Magazine, and The Utne Reader. Murphey is now the high school history, government, and media studies teacher at Harmony School in Bloomington, Indiana, where she is also the high school coordinator. She lives in Brown County, Indiana.

Table of Contents

Preface: Bean Blossom Farm-2007	p. 7
The Wings of Change	p. 11
And Weeds as Tall as Trees	p. 15
Snakes, Ticks, and Tornadoes	p. 31
Brown County Blues	p. 52
Tools of the Trade	p. 69
Our Furred and Feathered Friends	p. 86
The Glittering Prizes	p. 103
Lady and the Tramp	p. 123
Just Another Day	p. 144
Footprints in the Snow	p. 163
"God Bless Us Every One!"	p. 184
Simple Gifts	p. 203
Appendices
The Appendices: An Explanation	p. 224
Food from the Farm Kitchen	p. 225
Herbal Recipes and Garden Plans	p. 282
Afterwords
Afterword (to original edition)	p. 317
Afterword: Bean Blossom Farm-2007	p. 319
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