Summer


The summer I made sushi

The summer I made sushi

With back-to-school in the air, the official summer season feels like water under the bridge, yesterday's news. But I'm still standing here on summer's shore and I want collect my favorite treasures from the beach.

Wild raspberries

Wild raspberries

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

Herbal Summer Skincare

Herbal Summer Skincare

Once upon a time I wrote about herbal remedies at FIMBY. These days I don't write about it but we still use and make our own herbal preparations. This is a compilation post of herbal tutorials from my blog and other resources for summer skincare.

And then it was summer

And then it was summer

Happy Summer Solstice. Summer arrived last week at our home in the woods.

Feeling Vibrant and "In Between"

Feeling Vibrant and "In Between"

Life is downright busy this summer. I haven't tried to be subtle about it or use the euphemistic phrase "the days are full". We all know that's code-speak for "life is busy" anyway. This empty glass is not symbolic of anything (like feeling empty). I just like the sand stuck ...

Intimacies

Intimacies

We celebrated our fourteenth anniversary this week with an over-night getaway to Bethel, Maine's most beautiful mountain village. If memory serves me well (Damien thinks we may have done this once though I don't recall) this is our first ever over-night trip without any children. What with no relatives living ...

Our weekend camping and summer arrives

Our weekend camping and summer arrives

Our first camping trip of the season on Memorial Day weekend always seems to kick off summer. This weekend we swam (well the kids did - have you noticed kids aren't the least bit affected by cold water), climbed mountains, slept under the stars (in the tent), ate every meal ...