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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Dyeing and Feasting with Vikings

Dyeing and Feasting with Vikings

Things have been rather quiet around here lately. I came down with a bad virus and had to step back from everything for a while to rest, rest, rest. I'm doing a bit better this weekend thanks to good medicine, but we're still waiting on test results to figure out what...

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Ghostly Trees and Water Dragons

Ghostly Trees and Water Dragons

I love trees. New, springy saplings and old, weathered stumps, good climbers and great shade-ers, ones that rustle dreamily in the wind and others that burst into scent when the sun warms them. And I especially love ghostly ones that shimmer and shiver ominously and...

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Thoughts from a Buddhist Temple

Thoughts from a Buddhist Temple

"When you separate yourself by belief, by nationality, by tradition, it breeds violence. So a man who is seeking to eradicate violence does not belong to any country, to any religion, to any political party or partial system; he is concerned with the total...

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