Category Archives: Seasons
October
Coming back to this space has been hard. I’ve missed all of the wonderful people that I’ve met here, missed the conversations and the feeling of community, but I’ve also been paralyzed by writer’s block. Mostly, my writer’s block stems … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family Life, Seasons
Tagged blogging, children, fall, Family, home, life, mindfulness, slowing down
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Round and round…
… and round it goes. Seems I’ve been away from this space (and every space honestly) for so long. It doesn’t feel quite like mine anymore. Seasons, months, events and ills… We seem to be on a rotation here. This … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Healing, Life, Seasons
Tagged healing, home, life, reading, Season change, spring cleaning
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Wonderland
How do you know if you have a very good friend? For me, it’s always been the fact that no matter how long it’s been, no matter how much time has gone by since your last talk, the conversation will … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Gratitude, Outdoors, Seasons
Tagged first storm, gratitude, holidays, nature, outdoors, snow, walking, winter
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Finally!
To say we woke to snow would be untrue… It started snowing yesterday around noon, but we only started seeing it accumulate has the evening grew dark. I must admit, I wasn’t sure it would stay over night. The temperatures … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Seasons
Tagged connection, Family, nature, outdoors, quiet, slowing down, snow, winter
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Rising and setting
As the colors in the trees fade and my part of the world prepares for a long winter’s sleep, I turn my eye to the sky. See, many here don’t like late fall : They consider it depressing, bare and … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Nature, Seasons
Tagged connection, fall, life, light, nature, outdoors, quiet, slowing down, Sunrise, sunset, walking
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Welcome Autumn
It was all about letting the day lead us today. How is it Autumn already? My brain feels like I’ve lost time somewhere, but my body says to let it go. It’s been a wonderful summer my friends, but I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Life, Seasons, Simplicity
Tagged Autumn Equinox, fall, Family, home, letting go, life, quiet, rhythm, slowing down, time
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True signs of warmer days to come and little kinks
I’ve said it many times before, but I dream of having my own little family of hens. Honestly, the laws around here a bit foggy and we are yet to get clear answers on whether or not we would get … Continue reading
Posted in 52 Project, Family Life, Food, Gratitude, Homesteading, Seasons
Tagged 52 Project, connection, Family, farm fresh eggs, gratitude, life, rhythm, slowing down, spring
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Around our home
Things are finally picking up here. It’s hard to believe that a month ago, everything was bare and now, I’m thinning (and eating) greens and eating asparagus everyday. All our flowering trees are in bloom, our fruit trees as … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Food preservation, Gardening, Homesteading, Seasons
Tagged gardening, growing food, home, homesteading, life, outdoors, spring
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Evening Light
Light is a beautiful thing. When you wake up in the morning, it energizes you, makes you feel like the day is full of promise. As the sun gets higher in the sky, the world around you gets warmer : … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Nature, Outdoors, Seasons
Tagged children, connection, evening, Family, light, mindfulness, nature, outdoors, sleep, slowing down, spring, walking
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Last year… looking back
I have very wise friends. Recently, I posted a little something about how discouraged I was with the lateness of Spring and the lingering cold. I was worried our garden season would suffer, worried about the lack of green everywhere … Continue reading
Posted in Cultivation, Family Life, Gardening, Gratitude, Homesteading, Nature, Seasons
Tagged Family, gardening, gratitude, growing food, homesteading, letting go, life, mindfulness, nature, outdoors, spring
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Family, Faith, Food and Fabric 