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Milestones and Making Things
by Krista | Jan 30, 2018 | Summer
Bear and I are celebrating this week. Cheering and smiling because I haven't had nightmares in nearly two months, and I haven't had to take pain killers since before Christmas. They may seem like very small things to some, but to us, they are huge, and most worthy of...
Time to Harvest, Time to Rest
by Krista | Jan 16, 2018 | Summer
The geese are splashing about in the water trough, splattering my kitchen window and having a marvelous time. Down in the shed I hear the whirring of the buffing machine as Bear works on my helmet, modifying it to be a medieval Kipchak one. It's looking so good and I...
Summer Afternoon on the Farm
by Krista | Jan 11, 2018 | Summer
Summer afternoon. There's something so peaceful to me about those words. It's my time to stop working on the farm, to come inside and rest in front of a fan with a cold drink nearby. I get to bask in the glow of completed work with animals and plants, then turn to my...
Alma: To Have Existed Is Enough
by Krista | Jan 9, 2018 | Spring
My beautiful English friend, Katy, is one of the bravest people I know. Not only in how she courageously loves and lives, but in how she has faced debilitating illness. She shared that part of her story here nearly a year ago, in the beautiful post: Making Peace With...
Connection and Inspiration
by Krista | Jan 3, 2018 | Summer
2017 felt like an inordinately difficult year. Not your usual a-bit-of-bad-but-mostly-good year, but a truly, outrageously, you've-got-to-be-kidding-me sort of year. One where you look back and think, "I'm not even going to attempt describing what happened this year,...
Healing. Drawing. Creating.
by Krista | Jan 2, 2018 | Summer
Our little world is dark and still this morning, barely a murmur from wind or animals as we wait and hope for more rain. Our New Year was marked by wild storms that toppled one tree and hurled branches, leaves, and bark from the gum trees all over the farm. It looks...
Merry and Bright
by Krista | Dec 23, 2017 | Spring
It's a soft and quiet morning on our farm, animals snoozing in the early sunshine, chooks and geese up early looking for insects in the grass. Last night I finished my final writing project of the year, sent it off to England, and felt all the stress of deadlines melt...
Strengthening the Roots
by Krista | Dec 4, 2017 | Summer
It's a stormy afternoon, rain falling gently as I watch the old school version of Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer and have soft ginger cookies. I like old-fashioned Christmas things, moments and experiences that remind me of good memories and jolly times with my loves....
For the Sheer Delight of It
by Krista | Nov 14, 2017 | Spring
"We do not believe in ourselves until someone reveals that deep inside us something is valuable, worth listening to, worthy of our trust, sacred to our touch. Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or any experience that...
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