Adopting an Abandoned Farm

Name: Adopting an Abandoned Farm
Author: Kate Sanborn

By Kate Sanborn

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The author recounts leaving urban society for life on an old New England farm, describing the house, fields, auctions, buying livestock, keeping pets, starting a poultry enterprise, and the everyday repairs and routines that occupy country living. Essays mix practical guidance on animals and household tasks with affectionate anecdotes about companion creatures, lively accounts of markets and auctions, reflections on domestic amusements and local ghost stories, and lyrical passages on rural customs and losses such as the passing of peacocks, closing with a retrospective meditation on adapting to and valuing simpler farm life.

About the Author

Kate Sanborn

Kate Sanborn was an American author known for her engaging and often humorous writings that reflect her experiences and observations of life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Her notable works include "A Truthful Woman in Southern California," which offers a candid look at the region's culture and society. Sanborn also wrote about various topics, from domestic life in "Adopting an Abandoned Farm" to the historical development of wallpaper in "Old Time Wall Papers." Her diverse range of subjects showcases her keen insights and wit, contributing to the literary heritage of her time.