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Humans have considered mushrooms to be an important part of our cultures and diets throughout our time. In writing the Fall Issue of Woolgathering, I enjoyed learning just how captivating mushrooms have been for us. Did you know that Druids believed that mushrooms were the …
Happy Full Moon! In this Full Moon, I’m feeling the spooky season – the mystery – the veil parting and hoping to find some hidden truth – some secret desire – some immovable destiny there. Have a great day and a great week everyone!
If you are someone who grew up in a place with four seasons and then lived/live somewhere absent of four seasons, what aspects/traditions/seasonal happenings did you miss? Author Maria Carvalho wrote a story for the Fall Issue of Woolgathering in which she speaks to that …
Have you ever seen a glowworm? I have – one time on my parents’ driveway. Here is a beautiful poem by for this Monday. It was included in the Fall Issue of Woolgathering Magazine. Enjoy! The Stars Like Glowworms By Candice Marley Conner Cover me …
Happy First Day of Fall! Fall is the season of letting go, shedding, and preparing for hibernation. What are you letting go of? What are you storing up? I’m letting go of general feelings of inadequacy and storing up on giant sweatshirts, homemade bread, and …
Listen to the latest episode of the Woolgathering Podcast! This week: Beatriz Chapters 24 In this episode, Grandma spills the beans and tells Gloria and Arthur about their witchy family history.
In this recent Fall Issue of the Woolgathering Magazine, I announced in my letter to the readers, that this year is my final year of making this magazine. However, Woolgathering will continue in another (to be determined) incarnation. It has been a joy to make …
Are you a sun worshiper? When you live in a place with an interminable cold, gray winter, the Summer sun feels so good and so intense that it’s a wonder that we can make it through the dreary, bitter days without it. In fact, scientifically, …
You may have heard the unfortunate news (yes, more bad news) that Monarch Butterflies have been added to the endangered species list. Thanks to my neighbor Danuta Loane, I had the pleasure of taking care of some monarchs during their metamorphoses – a few Summers …
It’s time for one of my favorite harvests – GARLIC! If you are like me, you double or triple the garlic “suggestion” in any given recipe. Having bundles of fresh garlic hang right outside the kitchen allow me to cook with ease as I know …
Good Morning, Good Morning! This past weekend, Patrick and I toured several Farmers’ Markets. Each time I glimpsed a big, yellow headed sunflower bending heavily over a bucket’s edge, I wanted to scoop it up and bring it home. Somehow, I resisted, but I would …
Weeping Willow invites us into our dream worlds. Today at Spring Bird, it’s cloudy and rainy and perfect for daydreaming. I’m wondering what I could experience or learn if I was a tad more flexible and dreamy like dearest willow. What magical waddle could I …
In May, Patrick and I planted two trees in honor of our kids. We planted a Dawn Redwood for Abraham and a Weeping Willow for Penelope. Abe was born in Berkeley, California, and before we left the bay, we took him to the redwood forest. …
June 2022: Beatriz Chapters 15 & 16 In this episode, Gloria returns home after her volleyball game, and Beatriz confronts the darkness of the night. Listen HERE or wherever you listen to your podcasts!
Sometimes it’s fun to imagine a murder mystery happening in the woods, and the animals who trie to solve it. And that’s what I did in the Summer Issue of Woolgathering. I wrote a little story about solving for an attempted murder on Mouse’s life …