Friend, Catherine

Catherine Friend left a career in technical writing in Minneapolis to move with her spouse to a small farm in southeastern Minnesota. Her adult memoirs, Hit by a Farm and Sheepish, chronicle her many adventures and mishaps in the country. Her children s picture book, The Perfect Nest, was chosen by the Wall Street Journal as one of the best read-aloud books of 2007. While she s not always comfortable with every aspect of farming, Catherine is proud that she s learned to take the wool from her sheep s backs and knit it into very cool socks.