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herb & spice: my little book of medieval remedies
by Krista | Jul 4, 2015 | Winter
Brrr, I'm warding off the morning chill with hot tea and a peanut butter cookie as I watch the sunrise light flood my kitchen. Soon I'll be mixing and brewing in there, getting medieval medicines ready to demonstrate at Abbey Medieval Festival next weekend. First,...
Winter Campfires and Winter Baking
by Krista | Jul 2, 2015 | Winter
Brrr! Icy winds brought Winter to our farm yesterday and it is shiveringly cold. We're piling on the layers now, bundling up as we head outside to feed animals, water the gardens, and work on all sorts of projects. It's been a project-o-licious week as we get ready...
Garlic, Quinces, and Three Little Pigs
by Krista | Jun 29, 2015 | Winter
After a balmy morning, clouds rolled in, temperatures dropped, and icy winds began to blow. But there were adventures to be had, so I bundled up against the cold and headed to Oma's house with a bag of limes for her and her family. A while ago Oma planted heaps of...
Quiet Moments in Busy Times
by Krista | Jun 24, 2015 | Winter
Yesterday I woke to find the sky filled with clouds and the internet down. Unable to do any online work, I took a much-needed break and luxuriated in an entire day off grid. Donning my trusty gum boots I headed outside and got my dog Luna to hang out with me. We had...
A Garden Swap and Lemony Quinoa Salad
by Krista | Jun 22, 2015 | Winter
Life in rural Queensland has been a delightful string of interesting encounters for me, and this weekend was no different. My friend Lina, who moved to Australia from her home in Mauritius, had Bear and I over for an absolutely scrumptious Mauritian feast. I...
Good Rain and A Good Man
by Krista | Jun 18, 2015 | Winter
After waiting and hoping for rain, it finally arrived yesterday and it was wonderful. It was just mist at first, then drizzle, then full on rain drenching everything in sight, dripping down through the trees and turning the hard-packed earth into squishy mud. I...
Deli Date and Deli Breakfast
by Krista | Jun 17, 2015 | Winter
The fog was so thick I could barely see a few meters in front of me as Bear and I drove to Toowoomba in the early hours of yesterday morning. I was heading for a meeting with the Toowoomba Backscratchers, a great group of local businessmen who meet regularly for...
Hand in Hand with Fear
by Krista | Jun 15, 2015 | Winter
"Nothing endures but change." Heraclitus I am a fearful person by nature. As a little girl I always wanted everything to stay the same: my room, the menu for Christmas, my friends and family. Change, for some reason, terrified me, but sameness felt safe. Then, of...
A Bit Higgledy-Piggledy
by Krista | Jun 12, 2015 | Winter
My whole world seems rather higgledy-piggledy at the moment, but that's not such a bad thing. Our crazy weather has my plants thinking it's Spring or Summer instead of the dead of Winter. Rather than living off of hardy greens and root veggies, I'm picking...
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