Articles About The Patterdale Hall Diaries

• The Patterdale Hall Diaries | The heart of the house

  By Guest ContributorAugust 12, 2023

  

  “Our stove is an extra-large, catalytic, woodburning Dutchwest stove made by Vermont Castings. It has a checkered past and people either love them or hate them.”

• The Patterdale Hall Diaries | Start chopping

  By Guest ContributorJuly 13, 2023

  

  “We need dry wood, multiple cuts. Tinder, kindling and overnighter logs. We have all these, but the fact that they need to be there every day is exciting.”

• The Patterdale Hall Diaries | Far from the madding crowd

  By Guest ContributorMay 2, 2023

  

  “Bit by bit I would like to lay out the make-up of Patterdale Hall, dwell on aspects of the property and maybe even meditate, or more likely ruminate, on what manner of fresh hell has befallen us each day.”

• The Patterdale Hall Diaries | Welcome to orientation

  By Guest ContributorApril 2, 2023

  

  “How do I heat the house, maintain stability in the Yellow Springs house and teach four classes in the spring? It’s not all me of course. It’s us.”

• The Patterdale Hall Diaries | How it all began

  By Guest ContributorMarch 27, 2023

  

  “When we bought this place, we bought more than 1.8 acres of woodland and vegetable beds — we discovered a place that had been loved. Really, really loved. You cannot ignore that. It resonates. It thrums.”