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Did you know that there are evergreens that lose their needles – and I don’t mean your dried out, spent Christmas tree – but living deciduous conifers? I wasn’t aware of these trees until living at Spring Bird, where there are both larch trees and …
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. …
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 …
This wayfaring tree has been calling to me. It grows near our patio, and I don’t remember its leaves remaining this far into December. They are such a lovely shade of purple. It is said that if you come across a wayfaring tree, you are …
New episode of the Woolgathering Podcast! Beatriz: Chapters 31 and 32 In this episode, Professor Brenton experiences a life altering transformation as does the witches’ village, unfortunately. Does anyone smell smoke?
This SOUP – is life changing! I came across the recipe for this Vegan Golden Soup by @makeitdairyfree and cooked it up, yesterday. I was really making it for myself to eat all week, but the kids gobbled up multiple bowls of it for dinner! …
Hey there – I know that you are being inundated with offers, sales, discounts etc. – especially now that we are in the season of gifting and giving . . .and . . . .here is yet another one! I am here to tell you …
As a second grader I stood in front of an enormous Tom turkey during a field trip to a turkey farm. He strutted and stretched his wings, wobbled his gobble, and looked at us menacingly with his multicolored bald head. Who was this creature? I …
Listen to the latest episode of the Woolgathering Podcast! In this episode, we follow Gloria as she makes her way to the witches’ village and unwittingly frees Professor Brenton, but as it turns out, he is not the only freed. Others will show their true …
Phew! I managed to forage these green mushrooms just before the first real snowfall of the season! It is well known that woodland mushrooms are lucky. These ornaments are no different. They are guaranteed to bring good luck to their new homes! Besides being lucky, …
I can’t believe we are starting another week already! The weekend went quickly as it was spent in the good company of my family. With Pat’s sister visiting, we celebrated Thanksgiving early and therefore spent two and a half days grocery shopping, cooking, and preparing …
This week’s time change brought darkness to our dinners. Considering that we are only at the beginning of our dark evenings, I decided to be proactive and bring candle light to our tablescape. These are handmade beeswax candles – rolled by me – from a …
It’s fun to creatively engage with Fall leaves! Beyond marveling at their beauty or collecting them for inside adornment, there are more simple ways that leaves can inspire beautiful creations. For instance, you can trace a leaf onto paper and cut them out. I used …