Seasons

Hibernate

December 18, 2015

Hibernate is a winter gift to myself. The gift of friendship and beauty. The gift of cozy and craft. The gift of learning new skills and trying new recipes.

October

October 31, 2015

I had despaired a bit that the glory of fall, those oh-too-brief, jaw-droppingly beautiful autumn days, would pass me by while I was too busy. But they didn't. Fall waited, and we found our groove.

Mono no aware

October 3, 2015

I experience mono no aware most keenly in September and early October. It's not cherry blossoms that trigger for me this wistfulness and gentle sadness.

l'hiver au Quebec (Winter in Quebec)

January 21, 2015

"It's a simple reality: if you want to live in Quebec, you have to come to terms with the winter. It's the defining season of the place, the dominating inevitability."

What fall teaches me

October 14, 2013

What do you need to start guarding like a jealous lover? What priorities do you need to shift?

Wild raspberries

August 18, 2013

The wild raspberry harvest coincides with a slightly different season than I am used to.

The Green Living Update ~ closing the chapter

September 26, 2012

I’m here to spill the beans on what I still do and don’t still do in terms of homemade soap, garbage, recycling and compost (yes, I’ve written about all of these at FIMBY), gardening and homesteading type activities and other DIY and "sustainable" living practices.

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