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Weeds, Yarn, and Rest
by Krista | Sep 30, 2017 | Spring
On these hot spring days, I love getting up well before sunrise, basking in coolness and darkness, listening to the world slowly wake up: kookaburras first, then roosters, and finally the sheep and goats, eager to start grazing before the searing heat sends them...
Baked Beans On Toast and Other Things
by Krista | Sep 27, 2017 | Spring
After several days of blistering heat, deliciously cold winds blew in last night, and today was blissfully cloudy and cool. The change is so welcome. Last week I was very ill with migraines, the worst I've ever, ever experienced, so this week I'm especially thankful...
Building Goodness and A Cup of Courage Tea
by Krista | Sep 21, 2017 | Spring
The kookaburras are hollering loudly this morning, letting me know that the sun will be rising soon. A quick glance out the kitchen window reveals tree branches etched against a brightening sky. The kookaburras were right. They always are. It's been a week of building...
Embracing Slowly
by Krista | Sep 14, 2017 | Spring
"Surviving is enough. Then slowly, we grow stronger." My friend Tom wrote those words to me this week, and I love them so much. They're such healing word, validating and comforting and hopeful all at the same time. I've been thinking about how so many good things in...
Good Work
by Krista | Sep 9, 2017 | Spring
It's a deliciously quiet Saturday morning. The animals are sleeping in, basking in warm puddles of sunshine before they get up and start feeding. Bear and I have had our coffees and chatted about our plans for the day, and I've got my to-do list ready. It's been a...
Writing the Letters
by Krista | Sep 6, 2017 | Spring
The wind is howling outside, but indoors, all is quiet and still. I've been battling a flu this week, knocked flat one moment, wobbly but upright the next. I'm thankful for our peaceful little house where I can rest and recover, and make this down time something good....
Harvesting Elderflowers and Building Good Things
by Krista | Aug 27, 2017 | Winter
This morning I woke up feeling wobbly in spirit. Anxious, unsettled, uncertain. So I did the three things that always help: Have a good cry. Talk to Bear. Go outside and make something beautiful. It's hard to keep feeling wobbly when the tears are out, the struggles...
Strawberries, Lemons, and Wholemeal Crepes
by Krista | Aug 26, 2017 | Winter
I do love a weekend that feels like a weekend. One where you actually get to rest and take care of yourself and be companionable with your loves and eat good things. After long days and late nights of writing and photo shoots, it's been sheer bliss to set all that...
Clouds, Friends, and Roasted Red Veggies
by Krista | Aug 22, 2017 | Winter
It's deliciously cloudy today, with gentle winds blowing and the hope of rain sometime this week. Living in such a sunshiny country makes cloudy days precious. I always feel like hibernating, drinking hot chocolate, and sleeping in a wee bit. So I do whenever I can....
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