Winter Solstice {a few days after the fact}
This is an excerpt from another piece, sharing what this Solstice means to me and my family, and some of the thought within it. And yes, Solstice happened on Friday but we were on the road so…here you go! – Winter Solstice The Winter Solstice is intricately woven into our Advent celebration, and always lands … Read more
Season begets Season
Shorter days, frosty nights, the pull of the moon further into autumn. Our home, yard, and family have undergone a change. The woodstove now pushes against the morning chill as we don mitts and toques for our morning jogs. The tomatoes are finished, the carrots are turning sweet, and the last almost-orange pumpkin has been … Read more
Equinox and the New Year
Fall Equinox! Beautiful hues of summer giving way harvest, skies swirling with arctic ice and harvest dust, pumpkin orbs, and last pickings. Scents of leaves and apples and smoke. Frosty morning breath warming to perfectly milkd afternoons and falling back to sweaters and stockings by dinner. The stirrings of new soup and the cravings for … Read more
A project to share
Oh there is so much living and thinking and doing and reflecting and creating and…Good Things going on! (Yes, I remain ‘away’, this is just an announcement of sorts) On this Monday I want to share this with you and invite you to participate (locally or as a project in your own zone) as I … Read more
Spring!!
Spring, spring, spring, happy happy SPRING!!! Today is the Vernal Equinox, the first day of spring. How wonderful! I find it difficult to believe that we’ve really made it through winter. Wow! Months ago I was convinced that this would be the longest winter ever. Now I’m amazed at how quickly it went by, how … Read more
