“Keeping time” is a made-up idea. We don’t own time, and in fact, it is very much the opposite. Time owns us. Time makes us greedy for more when we don’t have enough, and ungrateful and anxious when we want… Continue Reading
Winter Storms are Coming. Are You Ready? Traditionally, September is a glorious and beautiful time in the PNW. But, this September has been different. Super wet, stormy, windy, and all-around gross! We have brought the generator from the garage… Continue Reading
OK, so my strawberry patch is officially out of control 🙂 Along with the pain-in-the-butt, non-edible portion of my yard, and parts of my garden. Last summer I was enormous, read: 8,9, and 10 months pregnant, (and on bed rest),… Continue Reading
The other day, while cruising blogs, (instead of working on my own :)), I stumbled upon an amazing, and free, resource… And I of course, have to share it with you! It is a series of You Tube videos, and… Continue Reading
Tonight I was packing my bag to go away for a few days with my family. We are celebrating my birthday by doing two of my favorite things: traveling, and playing outside. Since I turned 30 last year and was… Continue Reading
“The woods and fields are a table always spread.” ~Henry David Thoreau What was the poet and visionary talking about when he uttered those words? Wildcrafting, my friends. The wonderful world of wildcrafting. Wildcrafting is the gathering of herbs, plants… Continue Reading
I was indoctrinated my whole life that fevers are scary and hapless occurrences that need to be managed and done away with. Now that I am grown, and in charge of the care of not only myself and my child,… Continue Reading
Create. What does it mean to you? In our modern world, the things we create for ourselves may be few and occasional. Most would rather make purchases which might be viewed as “investments,” but regrettably fail to invest in their… Continue Reading
This post is for my Blog Guru. He’s the behind-the-scenes guy who puts up with all of my crazy, half-literate questions about the ‘backdoor’ of my blog. You know, all of that nasty code, computer jargon and other things that… Continue Reading
Along my journey of becoming more healthy, sustainable, non-toxic, and happier, it’s only natural that I would bump into essential oils. I used to think they were only for hippies to rub on themselves in lieu of deodorant or for… Continue Reading