Humble Pie Farm

Hello, hello! Did you see this on Facebook? Mike took a secret time-lapse of us making bouquets. This was a couple of weeks ago. On Thursday we made 118 bouquets in a little over 3 hours or so. That's a bouquet every minute and 45 seconds or so. That's good. Progress.

I love to race and challenge myself. I think that's why Mike and I get along so well. We both love efficiency. We're gaining efficiency this year. We've made progress just in the last few weeks. This week we had no midnights in the sunflower field with the baby monitor and headlamp. We have a beautiful flower farm, which means we're losing a lot of flowers that we just don't have time to harvest. And that's okay. It has to be, this year.

I started working one day a week in Wisconsin. It's so great. Great people, great work. I'm adjusting to being off the farm for one whole day each week. We're making it work. Looking back on the last few months, I just marvel at what we've accomplished. I'm only saying this because I want to recognize how much of it has been due to the help of others. I'm just a bit stunned. It's been amazing. I just can hardly believe all the help we've received along the way. After the initial shock of needing to transform our life, so many wonderful people have helped us along our new path. At every turn, someone good at and dedicated to their work has helped us. Helped us sell flowers, helped us buy a farm, helped us find a new job, helped us maintain perspective. 

I think we mostly don't get to decide what's going to happen in life. We lay good plans, and prepare, but our best skills and character come from flexibility in challenging situations, and learning that we aren't in control. We're just a part of a big, big picture, and each day given the opportunity to fit in and be grateful, or not and be uncomfortable. I've been, and will continue to be my whole life I suspect, both ways. As I get older it's a relief to feel more comfortable in my own skin. Right now, I'm so so grateful for this huge opportunity to grow, and trust and be patient, and the evidence of that trust from the support of our community.

And, oh my goodness, I'm loving our flowers this year. I just love them. And that feels really good.

Here are some photos from our friend and employee, Amanda. She does have a way capturing beauty.

Thank you as always, for your part in helping our family grow flowers.

xoxo
J,M+E