Jeni Kelsch
Age before Wisdom
My children are getting older…so far. I don’t know how much longer it can last. The older they get, the bigger the risks they seem to...
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Jeni Kelsch
Oct 12, 20203 min read
Stand Up
Ah, fall, time to enjoy crisp mornings and sunny afternoons. To gather the harvest (which for me this year was three slightly buggy...
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Jeni Kelsch
Aug 13, 20203 min read
Pencil Me In
“Life doesn’t let you write in pencil!”, came a loud lament from across the room. I found this a surprisingly profound and succinct...
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Jeni Kelsch
Jul 31, 20203 min read
Brother John
When I first began writing my thoughts down I discovered a couple hard truths. First, practically everything I know can be said in five...
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Jeni Kelsch
Mar 25, 20204 min read
One Small String
My youngest daughter, poor unfortunate child, is a homeschooler. In our world, homeschool children are the lucky ones, they have more...
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Jeni Kelsch
Mar 7, 20202 min read
The Cold Hard Truth
My daughter became a high school student this year, she has yet to recover. High school isn’t what most people think of when they say,...
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Jeni Kelsch
Jan 21, 20202 min read
Existential Reality
This year I did something radical, something unheard of in the “more is better” world we live in, I quit. Next year I hope to do...
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Jeni Kelsch
Nov 20, 20193 min read
Farm for Sale...Cheap.
I am having a pretty terrible, awful, disappointment of a day. The reason for this suspiciously over dramatic attitude, you ask? My...
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Jeni Kelsch
May 16, 20193 min read
Ride of a Lifetime
I smashed my finger with a rock. It got fat and purple and it hurt a lot, and as I observed the swelling and tried to cope with the pain,...
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Jeni Kelsch
Dec 17, 20183 min read
Call me Mud
We have lived in our house for about a year and a half now. The one constant, from pre-construction to today, is the mud. We have been...
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Jeni Kelsch
Dec 3, 20183 min read
Zombies, Like Us
I recently watched a documentary that told the tale of the director’s grandfather, a man in his 80’s living on a small farm in the woods...
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Jeni Kelsch
Oct 11, 20183 min read
A Car's Purpose
My son recently bought a car. I should clarify, my son recently bought most of a car. It does have 4 wheels, although they don’t all...
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Jeni Kelsch
Sep 12, 20183 min read
Fancy is as Fancy does
I hated high school. I know you are supposed to say that at my age and if you refer to your high school years as your glory years, well,...
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Jeni Kelsch
Aug 31, 20182 min read
Imperfect Apples
Sigh, Fall. I love Fall. It is so refreshing after the swelter of early August to get up one morning to wander outside naked (just...
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Jeni Kelsch
Aug 21, 20182 min read
The Newly-Wed Game
My son got married last month, I haven’t heard from him since. I think that is ok, it means his cup is full, he is getting his needs met...
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Jeni Kelsch
Aug 13, 20183 min read
Take a Picture, It Lasts Longer...
I think every family has a specific picture taker, whether it be because one person has more of a desire to capture memories or that no...
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Jeni Kelsch
Jul 26, 20183 min read
It Happened.
It happened. I don’t know how or why, but it happened. Last night, my husband and I snuck away for a quick dinner and he started talking...
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Jeni Kelsch
Jul 12, 20183 min read
Happy Birthday House!
Today we celebrate the one-year anniversary of our new house. In the past, we always lived in old houses, even historic homes. A...
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Jeni Kelsch
Jul 7, 20183 min read
Fear Not-I am an Expert
I am a product of the 1970s. To my kids that means I’m old, and as an old person, my ideas and experiences are also old and can be...
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Jeni Kelsch
Jun 25, 20183 min read
Broody
We have a broody hen. For those of you who like me a few short years ago, have no idea what that means, a broody hen is a hen that wants...
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