If you’ve been following along, you know what “it” refers to … the land, the farm, the place John loved most. This week, it became official: Hannah and Joey are the owners of the land. Five years ago, the lease-to-own agreement was initiated, and this week we finally signed the last of the paperwork. It’s…

1461 days 48 months 4 years As posted before, time is weird. Those amounts sometimes feel incredibly short and also feel like an eternity. Frame of mind really dictates. Love. Honor. Laughter. Live. Respect. and a little bit of Guilt. Words to live by, words to drive yourself nuts by. Such is the life of…

Yesterday (10/10/2024) would have been John’s 63rd birthday. I had the opportunity to see Lee Asher (The Asher House (animal sanctuary)) speak in Morristown last night and it reminded me so much of John’s love of animals. Lee was engaging and had quite the story and I could imagine him and John sharing stories and taking…

I still maintain that the sauce for this recipe would make cardboard edible. Eat the tofu, but don’t skip the sauce. Or the joy. Or the “woo hoo” when you cook! And scroll down for the video clips 🙂 Recipe, as recorded by us a bunch of years ago: Champagne Scallops(except, not actual scallops, because,…

1095 days since the world lost the light that was John N. Rogers. Those that had spent time with John know the light I’m talking about. The enthusiasm over something new (or new to him). The joy he found in teaching a friend or colleague a new tidbit. The “in the moment” pleasure of all…

My brain kept reminding me I should post something “soon” but that it wasn’t urgent because I recently shared an update. “Well, shit” (as John would have said) … last post was February 2023. Time is weird. On Friday 7/14/2023 I hit a personal milestone that was both rewarding and melancholy. I officially marked the…