05/15/2026
Hello lovelies. I have spent this whole week responding to emails and voicemails I'd been putting off for the last couple of months while I focused on helping with the memorial service for my darling Keye. And honestly, while just trying to get through these long, overwhelming work days so laden with heavy grief. Every single one of my replies has started with "my apologies for the delay in responding. I have been grieving the loss of a dear friend and its very hard to focus on work. Thank you for your patience with me." Most people have been very understanding. A couple have said, "oh yes... wasn't that back in February?" As if there is a specific time allotted for grief to take over your being. "You have to absorb it all before its been this long... sorry, but that's the deadline... those are the rules!"
Sadly, that's not how it works. The weight of all this love I am (we are) unable to give to Keye is so massive. A neutron star on your chest. It collapses on itself and creates a black hole that we have to fight against EVERY DAY and it is so f*$%ing exhausting!
So I am writing to you all to ask for the same thing. Please forgive the schedule changes and the delays in responding. Thank you for your support, understanding, and patience. At this point, we are canceling a few upcoming events. Most notably, the Honey Bee Farm Table Dinner next Saturday and the Cooking Class in June. We will reschedule the dinner for June or July with the same menu and will post about it when it comes up again. The cooking class will just be lost to the tides of grief.
Sincerely, thank you to everyone for the love and support over the last couple of months. I'm doing my best to get back up to speed. Of course, an extra special thank you to my sweet little sister, Heather. She has been carrying the shop all alone most days. I'd be completely useless without the strength she lends me. She's seriously a super hero, don't ya think!??!!
Love you all. Love you, Keye. ~~Chef Jenn
