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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.
This has been a year of nourishment for me — in particular bodily nourishment. Today’s oracle card from Alana Fairchild’s “Earth Warriors” read: “Give yourself permission to be nourished. This includes your body and also providing your heart, your mind, your soul with what they …
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 …
This morning, I saw my breathfor the first time — I want to be altar I want to be altered — Will this exhale be the exchange of breath for air that invitesthe change I breathe
Happy Labor Day! Today, I am grateful to all of the people who grow our food. Farming is intense and laborious work – especially if you are practicing regenerative farming techniques. Farmers farm because of their deep connections to soil, environment, plants, and animals. I’m …
Here are some drawings of things that we have been harvesting from our gardens this Summer. We’ve had SO many green beans. It’s been a bean bonanza! Last year there were so many cucumbers and chile peppers. It’s interesting to see what is a boom …
In last week’s Woolgathering Podcast, I mentioned the Dog Days of Summer, and then immediately admitted I didn’t know the origin behind that phrase, which I understood to mean the really hot days of Summer that occur towards the end of the season. So, I …
I made this illustration for the postcard for the Summer Issue of Woolgathering, our nature magazine about the seasons and our deep relationship to nature. It’s heavily inspired by quilts (of course). Quilts aren’t always associated with Summer (because of the hot weather), but I …
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 …
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 …
During May and June, I took time off from regular duties to connect more intently with nature at Spring Bird. It was a dreamtime of greeting each day with a question – what needs to be done on the ground? – Who is calling for …
It’s a full moon! This moon is: a sweet balm for bees a whizz, bang of a firework a sip of joy in a clinking glass a “short shorts” Summer Happy Full Moon Everyone!!!