tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321256.comments2023-10-06T07:39:03.825-04:00Boston Shumwaysbostonshumwayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04105553188163202679noreply@blogger.comBlogger2806125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321256.post-37613280780910282082017-12-05T02:18:34.667-05:002017-12-05T02:18:34.667-05:00Just curious, were you in the November/conference ...Just curious, were you in the November/conference edition of The Ensign?<br /><br />There's a sister in a yellow coat with a bag or something on her head & she looks just like you.<br /><br />Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572639959149566729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321256.post-18325437999616014142017-11-26T09:13:31.139-05:002017-11-26T09:13:31.139-05:00I love this, especially that last part. It’s just ...I love this, especially that last part. It’s just what I needed to hear. Love you!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08457413344513972903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321256.post-91698241111609942852017-11-26T07:27:32.780-05:002017-11-26T07:27:32.780-05:00I have LOVED following you on this adventure,kudos...I have LOVED following you on this adventure,kudos to you and your entire family,but mainly to you. The strength,courage and energy it took to do this for 11 months is just WOW! Opportunities like these are an important piece in finding out who we were,who we are now, and who we'll be in the future. Good luck on your next adventure,even if it's just going grocery shopping! Afirlings@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17620861725425862405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321256.post-77478884862649586282017-09-20T06:09:25.238-04:002017-09-20T06:09:25.238-04:00Love. Love. R's Ruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05711563217099699047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321256.post-78017043630529340162017-09-18T12:26:59.814-04:002017-09-18T12:26:59.814-04:00Love you, Lemon Lime. Love you, Lemon Lime. charity eyre wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12497155833888120008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321256.post-83521513335435341372017-09-11T14:01:11.987-04:002017-09-11T14:01:11.987-04:00Emmeline, I'm impressed! You're so brave ...Emmeline, I'm impressed! You're so brave and competent! I enjoy goat cheese very much but agree that goat milk tastes like a barn smells. Jenny (also)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18324631628129480435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321256.post-3591191146302648562017-09-09T12:52:13.037-04:002017-09-09T12:52:13.037-04:00Wow. That was written very well. I learned so much...Wow. That was written very well. I learned so much. kmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01791551228094642235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321256.post-43456568221510645032017-06-01T12:53:14.689-04:002017-06-01T12:53:14.689-04:00Dear Peter,
Thank you for this wonderful update! T...Dear Peter,<br />Thank you for this wonderful update! This is one of the best blog posts I have ever read. It made me smile. <br />That is so cool that you get to go to Hawaii and spend the night at a fancy hotel and be with your cousins. I'm sure you'll have a lot of fun. My kids love hotels too. They think it's the best part of a vacation. <br />Good luck with your school work and farm chores and earning money for your bike. I bet you're getting really strong doing all the watering. <br />And good luck with writing a book and music. I bet the song you made up is awesome!<br />Aaron and Camilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12030813361953999573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321256.post-65851842146932853802017-05-26T17:53:10.257-04:002017-05-26T17:53:10.257-04:00Wonderfully, written Hazel! I especially like you...Wonderfully, written Hazel! I especially like your thoughts on finding beauty, your appreciation of your mom, and your understanding that "who knows, maybe everything will die"Jenny (also)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18324631628129480435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321256.post-71101244671570382912017-05-17T20:46:34.783-04:002017-05-17T20:46:34.783-04:00This post is remarkable! Even though I sort of kn...This post is remarkable! Even though I sort of knew a lot of this, it's so grand that see it all in one place. You will treasure, not only this experience but this post forever! It's amazing how soon you forget details as the years pass. <br /><br />I am your biggest fan and I think that all our farm-entrenched ancestors are looking down with admiration and wonder! Like it or not, those kids have found their farmer genes from so many generations as far back as we can track and they are coming alive! :) Absolutely love that the reality of what it takes to run a farm and live off the land will now be part of their fiber too! Big hugs! Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00082310018885505399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321256.post-90910894896005472582017-05-17T13:58:37.436-04:002017-05-17T13:58:37.436-04:00I remember watching the PBS show called Frontier H...I remember watching the PBS show called Frontier House or Pioneer House. I was struck by the reaction of the three families when the experience was over. While it was happening they were crammed into log cabins and had to milk cows and bale hay, etc. It was hard, hard work but when it was over they all wanted to go back. I think about that often. <br /><br />Your post also reminded me of an Andy Bernard quote from The Office, "I wish there was a way to know you're in the good old days before you've actually left them." Seems like you are well aware these are the good old days! <br /><br />I'm curious about your comment about how reading aloud makes you feel like the mother you imagined yourself to be. What other things did you picture yourself doing that you don't? Or is it more of a feeling of motherhood? NancyGMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14925188200941358102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321256.post-34611139959802463122017-05-17T09:57:53.881-04:002017-05-17T09:57:53.881-04:00I love reading about this homesteading adventure. ...I love reading about this homesteading adventure. I think it is so amazing that you guys took the leap and are learning and stretching so much. The seclusion and lack of screens sounds wonderful (but I know it would be super hard and I would also be wanting to send my kids away sometimes). I keep wondering what I can take and use from this experience you're sharing on this blog. <br /><br />It looks like the kids and Mochi have warmed up to each other. I bet that's a relief. I loved the little bit about the music teacher Ms. Tunemaster - haha! <br /><br />p.s. Would you mind sharing some of your favorite read aloud books?Aaron and Camilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12030813361953999573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321256.post-11639436195422542272017-05-17T09:55:13.813-04:002017-05-17T09:55:13.813-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Aaron and Camilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12030813361953999573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321256.post-30749524399970896872017-05-14T20:57:01.696-04:002017-05-14T20:57:01.696-04:00Perfect!! You write so beautifully about the true...Perfect!! You write so beautifully about the true, interior life of being a mom. Keep it going. You have a real gift to share. I 100% get you when you talk about reading out loud being the best and closest to the ideal mom you envisioned for yourself. me too! Jenny (also)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18324631628129480435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321256.post-17923835064449728122017-05-14T16:56:01.672-04:002017-05-14T16:56:01.672-04:00you're my idol and i love this post and i love...you're my idol and i love this post and i love every shumway with all my heart. <br /><br />i do feel the need to tell you that if you call san francisco "san fran" in front of any true san franciacan, they will cringe hard. that phrase is reserved for ditzy tourists trying to sound like locals. just fyi ;)<br /><br />i am always wishing for more time at the farm. it stinks that i was in a sick-baby daze when i was there. i love watching you fall in love with the bay area. best place on earth. <br /><br />love you. keep blogging! charity eyre wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12497155833888120008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321256.post-28616377905582536662017-05-13T22:00:34.047-04:002017-05-13T22:00:34.047-04:00I loved reading this and am envious of what you...I loved reading this and am envious of what you're doing out there. We live in Brooklyn and are lucky to spend summers in upstate New York, so we have some measure of getting away from the city (and lack a dishwasher and filtered water in our place upstate), but not quite the same. <br /> I wanted to chime in that reading with my kids is also my favorite part of mothering and I'd love to hear what you guys are reading! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07069323201318348102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321256.post-23384895146914445172017-03-29T23:15:48.223-04:002017-03-29T23:15:48.223-04:00I LOVE FARMER PETER! with all my heart! I LOVE FARMER PETER! with all my heart! charity eyre wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12497155833888120008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321256.post-70759019410689517522017-03-28T11:00:57.830-04:002017-03-28T11:00:57.830-04:00Molly, thanks for reaching out! I would love to c...Molly, thanks for reaching out! I would love to connect with your parents one day. We will take all the help we can get, since we really are total rookies at this. bostonshumwayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04105553188163202679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321256.post-32951334359765283112017-03-28T10:32:57.131-04:002017-03-28T10:32:57.131-04:00Dear Farmer Peter,
I loved hearing about farm lif...Dear Farmer Peter, <br />I loved hearing about farm life from your perspective. I'm glad you were able to make friends with Mochi. My husband had a Great Pyrenees when he was a teenager and he really loved his dog! That's neat that you are the water man on the farm - a VERY important job! I hope you continue to enjoy working and playing on your farm. Aaron and Camilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12030813361953999573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321256.post-59461179853490919052017-03-18T12:13:48.647-04:002017-03-18T12:13:48.647-04:00I loved reading about your baby goats Emmaline! I ...I loved reading about your baby goats Emmaline! I like that you named them all months. I think my favorite name is May. But they're all really cute. I didn't know there was a special way to hold a baby goat, so you taught me something new. Sounds like a really fun adventure to live on a real farm. (And hard work too!) Thanks for writing on your Mom's blog to tell us about it!Aaron and Camilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12030813361953999573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321256.post-34462613900482882872017-03-17T02:04:48.207-04:002017-03-17T02:04:48.207-04:00Hi Emmeline,
Julie from the UK here.
This is love...Hi Emmeline,<br />Julie from the UK here.<br /><br />This is lovely, I loved hearing about your goats. I bet you're having a lot of fun with them.<br /><br />I love their names, those are brill.:) (Brilliant)<br /><br />It sounds like you are enjoying your time on the farm.<br /><br />Hope it's not raining too much.<br /><br />I've always wanted to bottle feed a baby goat or a sheep/lamp. I bet you're loving doing this.<br /><br />Hope you'll do another post soon.xJuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572639959149566729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321256.post-23357407749441048102017-03-16T15:29:00.642-04:002017-03-16T15:29:00.642-04:00This might be the sweetest post I have ever read!!...This might be the sweetest post I have ever read!!! Thank you for sharing your adventures with us!Rachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17296225105026623275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321256.post-37614445988885877502017-03-08T01:51:36.933-05:002017-03-08T01:51:36.933-05:00Hi Saydi! I've been following Shawni's blo...Hi Saydi! I've been following Shawni's blog for ages and just clicked over to yours from her link mentioning your move to CA (we're a homeschooling family with 4 munchkins in the Central Valley -- a few hours from you). <br /><br />What an incredible adventure y'all are on!! It looks & sounds like you've really got the hang of farming & farm life after just a couple short months, but I felt compelled to mention that my parents have a 21-acre organic farm in Vacaville (about one hour north of SF), and they're always happy to have folks pop by to chat & discuss farming & see how they do things there...so, if you ever feel like a little daytrip north, I'd be happy to put you in touch with them! They have tons of experience (my stepdad also has a farm in Hawaii), but they're always learning as well and enjoy chatting with fellow homesteaders.<br /><br />I wish you all the best! Such an amazing opportunity you embraced!<br /><br />xoxo mollyMollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14529079381882699343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321256.post-79332545776363994972017-03-06T16:05:02.501-05:002017-03-06T16:05:02.501-05:00eeek can't WAIT to be there so SOON!eeek can't WAIT to be there so SOON!charity eyre wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12497155833888120008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321256.post-60062381211177179362017-03-05T22:57:57.591-05:002017-03-05T22:57:57.591-05:00Love it all. And can't wait to be there!Love it all. And can't wait to be there!Shawnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12521206493764797423noreply@blogger.com