Catherine Friend
Catherine Friend

Lost Doggies Lost No More

Late yesterday afternoon I turn off the highway onto our road. In the ditch I see two dogs: a black lab and a St. Bernard… a BIG St. Bernard. These dogs don’t live on our road. I have no idea whose they are.I pull over and open my window. “Hey, guys, what’s going on?” They […]

Am I Coming to Visit?

    Years ago when I was writing but not selling anything, I dreamed of a life in which I was a successful writer with enough money to travel all over the country doing research for my next book.    I haven’t reached that point, but that’s okay, because I am traveling to promote my books and […]

Can You Say “Iron?”

Barn Boot Blues

 As a memoir writer, I’m used to sharing my mistakes, especially when they’re farm-related. But today I’m sharing an audio-related mistake. A blooper. The audio file is a blooper from when I recorded the audiobook of Hit by a Farm. In this blooper, I’ve forgotten how to say the word, ‘iron.’ Remember I’d been closed up […]

Farmers in Florida

We get off the farm so rarely together that I thought I’d share a few photos. When we spent the holidays in Florida with my sister and brother-in-law, we didn’t do Disney World or Epcot or any man-made places. We pretty much stuck to nature, which I guess isn’t surprising. We went sailing one afternoon with […]