A Grand Thing
Green Hill Farm
Spring 2020
“I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow; but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing.”
~Agatha Christie
My name is Tonya, and I grew up on a 300-acre farm in rural Virginia that has been in my family for over 100 years. After graduating from college, receiving my master’s degree in speech and language pathology, and living and working in a small city for six years, I decided to return to the place of my childhood. Here, in this rural area, on this patch of green, where for four generations my family has farmed, gardened, and lived, I, too wanted to be a part of this continuity. As a fourth generation farmgirl, I have many interests that not only include, but also go beyond the basics of farming, gardening, sheep and chicken-keeping. It is all of this and more that I plan on sharing in this blog.
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Surrounded by friends and love. That’s pretty special. Great music pairing. Thanks for the photos, Tonya.
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Lots of love, indeed. 😊
Thanks so much, George.
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Thanks for the love and good wishes. We need to be spreading that around, especially now. I’m sending you some warm, non-viral hugs to be used when needed.
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Thank you for the hugs, Anne. Stay well! Take care. ♥️🌻
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What a delightful tour of the farm. Thank you! 👁👁🍃
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Now, they are everyone lovely . . .but that sky! Breathtaking!
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You have lots of wonderful “friends” to keep you company in social isolation!
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Such beautiful photos and animals. Stay safe and healthy farm girl.
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Agatha C has it absolutely right! Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful gallery of images from your beautiful home full of furry and feathered delights that just make me sigh with pleasure and squeal with glee! Xoxo
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Thsnk you so much, Osyth. 🙂
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Always my pleasure 💫
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Darn good tune 🙂
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