by Brittney Laver | Feb 24, 2017 | Insights
From the Desk of Jayne Battey She was midway through her practice-run for the board presentation. She was on fire —articulate, determined, visionary and passionate. I was with her completely. And suddenly there was a gasp as her words caught in her throat. She took a...
by Brittney Laver | Nov 21, 2016 | Insights
From the desk of Jayne Battey. It is mostly dark outside, with just a bit of morning light peeking into the day. I pour the water, measure the coffee and have a minor tussle fitting the unfamiliar coffee pot into place. The rest of the house is asleep, and as I...
by Nicole Downing | Jun 14, 2016 | Insights
“I’ve never eaten a carrot like this in my life.” Sunday Afternoon Guest to the Farm, Age 82. I may be aging myself, but do you remember the Bugs Bunny cartoons? Bugs Bunny was always chomping on a fresh-pulled carrot. But now it seems carrots mostly come...
by Jayne Battey | Jan 21, 2016 | Insights
I remember the sidewalk rapidly approaching my face . . . or rather my face rapidly approaching the sidewalk. Gravity was not my friend at this precise moment. In about two seconds time the toe of my shoe hit the curb, my knee and hand hit the sidewalk, my bags...
by Jayne Battey | Dec 8, 2015 | Insights
The barn smelled of pine and eucalyptus. The fireplace had been burning for hours and it warmed the room with a soft glow of embers. The squash soup was bubbly warm and an afternoon of holiday baking filled the table with treats. Alena and Kelly arrived with more bits...
by Jayne Battey | Oct 22, 2015 | Insights
Last week I told a little white lie. I was late for a phone meeting — and I told the caller that I was running late due to a prior meeting that ran long than expected. Sounds reasonable and understandable, but it wasn’t exactly, um, true. The truth was,...
