Articles About Patterdale Hall Diaries

• The Patterdale Hall Diaries | The wilderness years

  By Guest ContributorJanuary 30, 2026

  

  “It will remain below freezing for three more days and then we get a reprieve. I’ll continue lighting fires at the Hall, but am unlikely to stay out overnight because of the toilet situation.”

• The Patterdale Hall Diaries | The ninth plane of Xenia Township

  By Guest ContributorJanuary 11, 2026

  

  “We are in no danger of losing power now, and my main goal is to keep the pipes from freezing. I think we are only a week or so away from having to blow the water out of the pipes.”

• The Patterdale Hall Diaries | In the morning light

  By Guest ContributorDecember 7, 2025

  

  “If you see me wandering around Yellow Springs with a beatific expression on my face, I may simply have epiphanied — give me some space.”

• The Patterdale Hall Diaries | Lengthen night, shorten day

  By Guest ContributorNovember 20, 2025

  

  “A beautiful Midwest morning out at the Hall. I woke at sunrise and a mist was hanging over the cornfields. Very pretty indeed.”

• The Patterdale Hall Diaries | Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness

  By Guest ContributorOctober 11, 2025

  

  “Late summer/early fall is absolutely my favorite time of the year. Karen’s zinnias and sunflowers are everywhere, and our squash are hilariously abundant.”

• The Patterdale Hall Diaries | The spice must flow

  By Guest ContributorSeptember 26, 2025

  

  “the tropical conditions of the last few weeks have meant that the scorpion peppers and the Carolina reapers have begun to fruit. They are the fussiest chiles to grow, and several times we have tried with no luck.”

• The Patterdale Hall Diaries | Peak summer

  By Guest ContributorAugust 29, 2025

  

  “We are in the thick of summer now. I was going to pop into work to get classroom preparation out of the way, but it is lovely outside, so I have decided to spend time at Patterdale Hall.”

• The Patterdale Hall Diaries | Death and taxes

  By Guest ContributorJuly 22, 2025

  

  “I appear to have post-Street Fair malaise. Although, to be fair, I also had pre- and per-Street Fair malaise. I think it is a combination of these antibiotics, and the rainy weather we have forecasted.”

• The Patterdale Hall Diaries | Busy as a bee

  By Guest ContributorJune 13, 2025

  

  “The whole place needs a good sweep, and it looks like being a fair day today so I can open both doors and the one functioning window to let the air move through the house. Stink bugs are everywhere so a bit of a purge is required.”

• The Patterdale Hall Diaries | Something wonderful

  By Guest ContributorMay 18, 2025

  

  “But now it is the tail end of the semester; students are nervous, especially the ones that are potentially off to medical school. If they don’t get the required grades their hopes are dashed and that is a big blow psychologically.”