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| Habanero (taking his place in the spotlight), and his pal Mischief, in front of the Beekman 1802 Mercantile in Sharon Springs, NY |
It turns out that Sharon Springs, where those fabulous boys have their farm and mercantile, is only a little over a two hour drive from us, so when we found out that the village was having a Garden Party, we were excited to go. My breathing had been a little better and I was happy to have a reason not to think about having a needle stuck in my neck (funny to think that turned out to be the least of the day). We love taking day trips up north, one of our favorites has been Saratoga Springs (if you have never had a mineral bath there, you need to go!). Coincidentally, Sharon Springs, years ago in it's heyday, was also a go-to place for "taking the waters".
The drive was gorgeous and we were so grateful that the weather was just as beautiful. We found Brent at the Mercantile, who was so gracious in helping me pick out a birthday gift for a friend (who also deserves credit for finding them on Planet Green!). I also took home some lovely goat milk soap for myself, which makes my hands oh so soft. We had a wonderful time walking among all the Garden Party vendors, who were all just sweet as can be. We felt so at home! Later in the day Josh showed up at the Mercantile after leading tours of the farm all day. Josh is also a New York Times Bestselling Author, his latest book is The Bucolic Plague: How Two Manhattanites Became Gentleman Farmers. I had read it and just loved it. I was able to say hello and tell him how much I loved his book, and he was sooooo nice, I got not one, but two hugs! We talked a little about advertising (my past career life), but mostly I wanted to tell him how much I loved his book (yes down to quoting lines from it, I am such a dork! in a good way). He was very touched, and hence, my second hug :)
Brent had told us to watch our email for the newsletter arriving soon which would announce that farm tour tickets would be on sale for the Harvest Festival, in the fall. Lucky for me I had my laptop turned on two days ago when it arrived, and we were lucky enough to score two tickets (they have already sold out!). I am looking forward to meeting Polka Spot, their diva of a llama, Farmer John and all the goats, and most of all getting to see Brent and Josh again. I want to tell Josh how much I loved his first book, I Am Not Myself These Days, which I just finished reading. Josh is a former Drag Queen, and proud of it. It was completely engrossing, an amazing story, and I couldn't put it down. Another hug here I come!
Eric was quick to point out that I am the only person he knows that would finish The Bhagavad Gita (the most beautiful thing I have ever read), pick up a book about a former drag queen turned gentleman farmer, and then go on to a book about chanting (Krishna Das' "Chants of a Lifetime". Which is not just about chanting. And I'm loving it).
It was wonderful walking around Sharon Springs, it was so lovely and everyone so kind (and the baby goats so adorable), and I felt somewhat like a human being that day. And, more importantly, I ordered those farm tour tickets without hesitating, and this event doesn't happen until the end of September. For me, that is huge. For a long time now (years) I have not done anything remotely like making plans for more than a week or so in advance. Because I felt I could never know how I would be feeling beyond that, or what could possibly happen in the meantime.
But I made plans, without hesitating, for the end of September.
That was a big, big step.
I am so looking forward to our next trip to Sharon Springs and our Beekman Farm tour.
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