Revisiting Bean Blossom Farm 17 years later

Sallyann J. Murphey and her husband did what a lot of us have dreamt of but never quite built up the courage to do. In 1990, Murphey, who was a successful BBC producer, and her husband, Greg, a commercial photographer, left their high stress, hectic life in Chicago and moved to a dilapidated 40-plus-acre farm in Brown County, Indiana, hoping to raise their daughter in a more natural and less stressful environment. In Bean Blossom Dreams, Murphey warmly and humorously details life on the family's farm. Though Brown County might not offer the idyllic country life they were expecting, Sallyann and Greg have realized through trial and error, laughter and tears, that they made the right decision to relocate. A delightful fish-out-of-water story!

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For those who dream of living in the country or those who already do, this is a delightful book, full of good humor, wisdom, and personal honesty.

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Infused with considerable charm . . . lyrical, humorous writing . . . a colorful cast of characters, both human and animal, inhabits this book.