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A couple of days ago, Pat harvested this bunch of log grown shiitake mushrooms. They are our last mushroom harvest until Spring, and they tasted delicious sauteed in butter! In actuality, this Fall, we’ve had a couple of months of harvesting mushrooms from oak logs …
One of my favorite family traditions is creating a wall calendar together. There are four of us and twelve months. So, each of us gets our birthday month plus two more to paint, draw, collage, or illustrate in whatever way we see fit. (Feel free …
Wait a minute . . . is that a new fence at Spring Bird!? Why . . .YES! We* did recently finish the installation of the fence surrounding our once and future Food Forest Farm AKA our Multistory Agroforestry System AKA our Multifunctional Woody Polycultures. …
I do so much of my work by the light of a desk lamp – well it’s actually by the light of four desk lamps. I find them beautiful and essential, and even though they have been around forever (many new technologies have come and …
This is a new painting I made. Titled “Final Death Gripes” It’s acrylic on canvas and measures: 24″ x 36″ x 1.5″ It’s completely wired and ready to hang on your wall if you would like to own it (*wink)! I painted this tree during …
A new upcycled Jean Jacket for Fall! This one features some of my favorite animals, who have been calling to me. Swan is powerful disguised as elegant. Snake is soft and regenerative. The flower opens up to possibility. If you are interested in making this …
Blue Triangles of Abundance! Get your new favorite jean jacket in time for Fall Jean Jacket Weather!!!! This Jean Jacket is made of: Jacket itself: 100% Cotton Applique: Upcycled cotton and linen fabric, cotton and bamboo threads SIZE: Small Brand: Wild Fable Measurements for this …
Alice Neel is my favorite portrait artist. I think about her work each time I paint a face – mine or someone else’s. This self portrait is . . . finished . . . I think. It’s certainly no Alice Neel. I guess it’s an …
During these last weeks, life has manifested many, many bowls of cherries! Most days, you can find Pat and I harvesting from three cornelian cherry trees that seem to have exploded this year with their sweet-sour fruit. Cornelian cherries are popular in Turkey, Iran, Eastern …
The Land Conservancy’s “Women’s Learning Circle” gathered at Wanda Farm (Harvard, IL) this past Friday! Joe took us for a hayride to visit their pasture-raised pigs, cows, and chickens. Beyond learning about rotational grazing, Joe spoke passionately about caring for animals in ways that not …
Okay, I REALLY can’t stop painting walls and furniture. The other day, I made over this unique stepping stool that currently functions as a bedroom plant stand. It used to be white, but when I swapped my bedroom rugs, I realized that it needed to …
I had to post this picture of Marbles, because it embodies the essence of Summer. For me, the internal productivity pusher struggles to embrace the lethargic, sun worshiper of my truer spirit. Our cats, Marbles and Ninja are such good reminders to just soak up …
Show your love for the prettiest Monarchs in all of the land with this waterproof vinyl sticker! Sticker measures 3″ x 2.41″ and costs $2.00
Oftentimes, the deer like to play with the rope of our tree swing. They nudge it with their noses. It’s real, prime time exciting stuff! The other day, one of them climbed through the loop and got momentarily stuck. For a split second I imagined …
This afternoon, I had the pleasure of weeding and harvesting the neglected, upper meadow asparagus patch. For those of you who have never toed around in an asparagus patch, let me paint you a word picture before you look below for a more visceral vision. …