Cherish!
My phrase for 2021 has been “Cherish the Ritual,” and I have come to realise that this might just be a fancy way of saying “live in the moment.” By making the mundane sacred, we elevate the ordinary by giving it meaning – even if …
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Cherish The Fallen
Months of drought have encouraged the leaves to drop early this fall. I say goodbye to the canopy and hello to the leaves fallen afoot. On the ground they become accessible and collectible as they collage our pathways. Writer Maria Carvalho wrote about them in …
Let Go and Arrive Workshop
Dear Friends, Peg and I are inviting you to join us in celebrating Fall at the upcoming Earth Heart’s Workshop. Come play with us in the woods as we let go of all that doesn’t serve while finding our place in nature. Having come into …
Full Moon Beckons A New Rhythm
Another full moon arrived yesterday! This one raps out the message that a new rhythm is required. The winds are changing. The leaves are falling. Resources are waning. There has to be a new way – full of ease and aptitude and love — a …
Painting the Greenhouse
I’m never more relaxed than I am when I have a brush in my hand. I love pushing paint, love its smell, and even feel more at home in my skin when it’s dotted with latex spots and marks. HOWEVER As I paint primer onto …
CAWWW! It’s Fall!
I have been finding feathers, but more on that later. . . Besides a keen eye for collecting, what other messages does Crow bring us? According to Jamie Sams and David Carson in Medicine Cards, “You must put aside your fear of being a voice …
A Sweater for James
A Sweater For James A week ago it came to me Soon two years ol our James will be I’ll make a sweater like his eyes Blue as Whitman County skies I knitted early, I knitted late I got it done at any rate. Pickles …
September’s Podcast Episode: How to Disappear
It’s a new episode of the Woolgathering Podcast! In this month’s podcast, we are welcoming September and the beginning of Fall. In this seventh episode of the second season, Sweetheart, an orphaned bunny, learns a better way to search for her family. Listen here:
Earth Hearts -Coming Into Fullness
Last Sunday, it was a joy to gather our first Earth Hearts Circle at Spring Bird. This was the first time leading a workshop with my Mom, which was a complete delight and pleasure! The afternoon flew by as we engaged all of our five …
Bat Reborn
Got any good bat stories? I have one that involves a bat encounter while on vacation in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and includes a series of rabies shots for my daughter Penelope. And yes, while bats can be rabid, they’re usually harmless to us. …
What Do I Do Without You Full Moon
Well, the moon may be waning, but I still wanted to honor this month’s full moon. I decided to honor the juvenile red tail hawk who has been crying piercing and shrill shrieks. There were a couple of weeks where he’d cry incessantly. It was …
Tomatillos and Salsa Two Ways
Ooooh! Look at this bowl of tomatillos! We’ve been fortunate to have some healthy and productive tomatillo plants this year. Summer is the Season of Salsa!!! We have two favorite recipes (one green and one roasted red) that we learned while we (Patrick and I) …
August’s Episode of the Woolgathering Podcast
In this month’s podcast, we are welcoming August and the end of Summer. In this sixth episode of the second season, Sweetheart, an orphaned bunny, gets caught in the rain and learns about a possible and scary reason for the disappearance of her family. Listen …