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Storms and Thyme Roasted Pears with Pecorino
by Krista | Nov 26, 2015 | Spring
We've had some lovely storms lately, wild and wonderful with good, drenching rain. When they happen in the afternoon, the setting sun turns the skies into a magical canvas of light and shadow. I love the colors in those moments, plum and magenta, peach and charcoal....
A Little Danish Christmas
by Krista | Nov 24, 2015 | Spring
It's been dark and stormy in my part of the world, with earth-rattling thunder, straight-to-the-ground bolts of lightning, and sheets of rain that drenched in seconds. Simply marvelous! Before the storms arrived, Bear and I spent a delightful morning at a Danish...
Cold Food for Blazing Hot Days
by Krista | Nov 20, 2015 | Spring
It is wicked hot today. Sweltering. Stifling. Please-can't-I-live-in-a-swimming-pool hot. I have parked in front of a fan for the duration because somehow hot air that moves is better than hot air that doesn't. Phew. Thankfully we had warning of this heatwave, and...
Quiet Revolutions
by Krista | Nov 18, 2015 | Spring
"The greatest and most powerful revolutions often start very quietly, hidden in the shadows. Remember that." Richelle Mead I needed quiet time this week. Time to grieve the horrors in the world, to be thankful all my loves are safe, to find my courage again. It's a...
Orange Things and Chilled Cherry Cranberry Soup
by Krista | Nov 12, 2015 | Spring
Wandering our farm today I saw orange everywhere: orange tomatoes, orange nasturtiums, and these stunning orange grevillea blossoms. Orange carrots and bright green chard with orange spines, unfurling orange calendula flowers and clusters of feverfew blossoms with...
Brew Some of The World’s Strange Coffee Mixes
by Krista | Nov 12, 2015 | Spring
Coffee can be prepared in several variations. Sugar and creamer are most commonly mixed with this bitter brew. Although some may prefer their coffee black and bitter, others would opt to have a sugar cube or two to appeal to their taste. Yet coffee drinkers around the...
Light in the Morning
by Krista | Nov 11, 2015 | Spring
"I was born to find goblins in their caves And chase moonlight To see shadows and seek hidden rivers To hear the rain fall on dry leaves And chat a bit with death across foggy nights." James Kavanaugh I woke up early this morning needing to be outside. I needed cool...
The Scariness of Healing
by Krista | Nov 9, 2015 | Spring
It's a quiet, cozy sort of night, one cool enough that we actually have to close the windows and cuddle into flannels to keep warm. Such a marvelous change after the humidity and heat of the last week or so. I love evenings like this when we can have comfort food -...
Hay, Rain, and Comfort Food
by Krista | Nov 5, 2015 | Spring
It's dark and cloudy today, the air fragrant with the scent of rain-dampened earth and my cup of Earl Grey tea steaming next to me. We're moving slow this morning, weary and bleary-eyed from hauling, stacking, unloading, hauling, and re-stacking 170 bales of hay this...
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