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Around A Medieval Campfire
by Krista | Jun 14, 2017 | Winter
Our little house is quiet and still tonight after days of rain and wind. Bear and I had a big day working with our animals, weeding the carrot patch, and tackling a pile of work projects, and it was lovely to finish everything tonight and have corn chowder and grilled...
Winter is Here
by Krista | Jun 2, 2017 | Winter
Winter arrived in a flurry of wind with a dusting of frost, turning lush, green eggplants into crunchy, brown bushes overnight. Other tender plants, nasturtiums and horseradish, didn’t fare too well either, their leaves looking freezer burned. But so many other plants...
Take Good Care
by Krista | May 23, 2017 | Autumn
It's a quiet and sunshiny morning on our farm. Our resident tawny frogmouths have gone back to bed after hunting through the night, perched just outside the hollow where their clutch of eggs is hiding. They blend in so perfectly with the branches of the huge gum tree,...
Olives, Horseradish, and Time to Potter
by Krista | May 12, 2017 | Autumn
It's dark and quiet, only one lamp shining so I don't wake Bear who is slumbering beside me. Work is done and I'm winding down with a cup of tea and a Phryne Fisher novel. We've had a lot going on this week, and it's lovely to just sit and look back and be thankful...
A Different Light
by Krista | May 9, 2017 | Autumn
It's cold tonight, and I'm tucked up in bed in a nest of blankets, garbed in flannel pjs with a scarf wrapped snugly around my neck. It's been a strange few months for me. Some things in my world have gone topsy-turvy, upsetting cherished ideas, plans, and...
On the Other Side of Nightmares
by Krista | Apr 26, 2017 | Autumn
I never cease to be amazed at how much good a little rest does to my body, mind, and spirit. This week I was tired to my bones. Nightmares returned a few weeks ago, the worst nightmares I've had yet, filling me with fear and anxiety before my head even hit the pillow....
Campfires, Herbs, and Medieval Projects
by Krista | Apr 20, 2017 | Autumn
The wind is howling today, sending leaves and feathers skittering across the farmyard, creating a dance of shadows on the grass as tree branches bend and swoop. The animals are hunkered down out of the wind, finding calm, sunny spots to snooze the afternoon away. I'm...
Ukrainian Easter Eggs and Being A Mess
by Krista | Apr 16, 2017 | Autumn
Sometimes life is painful and stressful. You try your best to fix it and make it work and things just seem to muddle up into a worse tangle. And sometimes, in the midst of it, friends invite you to come over. And as much as you like them, you know you're a weepy mess...
A Whole Lot of Medievalness
by Krista | Apr 14, 2017 | Autumn
It's cloudy and quiet this Friday morning, and things feel peaceful after much hustle and bustle the past few days. We had toast and eggs for breaky, fleshed out our Master Packing List for medieval events, fed the pigs, let out the goats, and now we're sitting and...
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