Hi there! Welcome to the fickle mind of Melanie J., aka Ember Madrone and NC Moving. I’m here because I’ve been thinking of creating a blog dedicated to my very special dream, that of having a farm someday. Just a small one. A couple of sheep, some meat and laying chickens, a decent-sized garden, a dog or two. A couple of acres that are off the beaten path but not crazy-far-away from Starbucks. As you can see, I want it all.
I tend to get whiny at Ember Madrone…that blog is really a journal/diary, which I should probably make private, considering how in-your-face I make it at times. Dark Meadow isn’t going to be like that…it’ll be solely for the trials and tribulations of making this dream happen, from my container gardening exploits to repairing our credit to move out of Jacksonville to budgeting to buy a house and hopefully, land. Life is a journey, and I could use another place for my to-do lists.
Why Dark Meadow? It’s a combination of the meanings behind my and my husband’s names: Melanie (dark) and Leslie (meadow). It may change…who knows! For now, I like it. Let’s see where it takes me :)
