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Removing the Black and White Spectacles
by Krista | Aug 18, 2017 | Winter
“These are the words I want on my gravestone: that I was a helper, and that I danced." Anne Lamott It's terribly dry in our area. Terribly. The grass crunches underfoot and fallen leaves are brittle within hours. Everything requires extra help to survive. Gardens must...
Spring Babies and Watermelon Radish Pickles
by Krista | Aug 14, 2017 | Winter
It's still winter in Australia, but you'd never know it with these gorgeously warm days that are so balmy I'm barefoot and in sundresses from morn until night. Our sheep and goats have been giving birth to the cutest little bubs. Lillypilly is a sturdy little lamb,...
To Lift a Soul from Shadow
by Krista | Aug 13, 2017 | Winter
The sun is just inching over distant hills as I snuggle deeper under my blanket and sip my coffee. I like the dark quiet of early morning, but it's always a thrill to see the sky brighten and know that our shivery little world will soon be filled with light and...
Bush Walks and Sunny Glades
by Krista | Jul 31, 2017 | Winter
Our house smells of lemon zest and beeswax this morning as I make a big vat of lemon beer and render beeswax to make it a pure, rich, yellow for candles. I love mornings like this when winter sunshine streams through the kitchen windows, animals snooze happily...
Shivering and Preparing for Spring
by Krista | Jul 24, 2017 | Winter
You know it’s cold when you can see your breath in the house. Brrr! Thank goodness for warm woollies and hot cups of tea and luscious winter sunshine streaming into the kitchen. On Saturday, our lovely Canadian friends, Sallie and Marshal, came over to help us rob our...
Back to the Farm
by Krista | Jul 20, 2017 | Winter
After weeks of mild weather, winter returned with a howling fury this week, sending temperatures plummeting and frigid winds sneaking down collars and up pant legs to chill us to our bones. Brrr. We've been wrapping numb fingers around cuppas each morning before...
Home and Healing
by Krista | Jul 17, 2017 | Winter
It's quiet and peaceful on our farm today. The harsh cold of winter has been replaced by sunshine so warm it feels like a hug. Soft breezes rustle gently through the gum trees, lulling animals and humans alike into cozy sleepiness. Bear and I have done a lot of...
Quiet Time at Medieval Camp
by Krista | Jul 15, 2017 | Winter
Medieval camping is one of the great happinesses of my life. Building a little world of canvas tents and wooden furniture held together with dowels instead of nails, dishes of clay, wood, and silver, food made in traditional ways with smoke and fermentation, and the...
Medieval Life: Mixing, Brewing, and Writing
by Krista | Jul 14, 2017 | Winter
The farm is dark and quiet this afternoon with thick clouds overhead like a muffling blanket. It's a day to stay warm inside with hot mugs of tea, cups of smoky ham soup, and writing projects to keep me busy. I'm home again from Abbey Medieval Festival where we spent...
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