I’m so glad you’re here! My name is Krista, and I’m an artist, author, photographer and grower of deliciousness on my Australian farm. I’m also a volunteer for Ukraine and a grateful survivor-thriver who believes in the power of stories, nature, and creativity to heal the darkest experiences of our lives.
My favourite moments are those spent with kindred spirits, sharing our hearts and experiences, learning and growing together, and making the painful parts of our humanity easier to bear.
I hope that this place will be a comfy one for you, a place of support and understanding, where we can inspire and encourage each other as we all wobble along in this difficult yet wonderful life.
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Roasting Peppers and A Farm Breakfast
As I readied myself to get back to writing this morning, Bear looked at my frazzled self and suggested that I take a break for a bit and just work on things that have been niggling at me, projects that, when finished, would ease so much stress and enable me to write...
Shelling Purple Peas and a Cross-Cultural Potato Salad
My favorite gardening chore is shelling peas. There's something so peaceful about sitting with a huge bowl of peas, rhythmically stringing, shelling, tossing. When I was a little girl in Alberta, Canada, my Mum would plant 20 or more rows of peas every year. Some were...
Three Little Happy Things
You know how sometimes everything happens at once and you find yourself just a wee bit frazzled as you try to keep on top of it all? Well, it's that sort of week here as I collect and complete the last of my Australian visa paperwork and get it to our lawyer, finish...








