Witch Hazel is flowering! Friends who've known me for awhile, know that James and I have been undertaking removing as much plastic from our lives as we can. It began as a way to reduce plastic waste because recycling wasn't good enough (mircoplastics) and food wrapped in plastic often has plastic in it. We've been …
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In Your Dreams
I’m not a person who attaches meaning to dreams in general. I don’t keep a dream journal and I rarely recall my dreams when I wake up. I think most of the time our dreams are simply our brains processing the day and wiping the slate to prepare for the next day. Dreams can be …
Happy Solstice!
Technically the sun has officially passed the solstice mark, but let’s go with a more seasonal approach since it’s still very much midwinter even though we are likely to have a record warm day here of over 50F/10C. But the real warmth story is that we are keeping above freezing at night for several days …
It’s the Holiday Season
I hope everyone celebrating Thanksgiving had a lovely holiday. We had a quiet day here since it is just me and James. James spent a big part of the day in the kitchen cooking. He says he doesn’t ever mind this because, like the garden is my favorite place to be, the kitchen is his. …
Caged Birds
I discovered this week that there is something lacking in the intelligence of sparrows. Ethel looking fluffy and extra beardy Last week on Sunday James was testing the heating lamp for the chicken coop and when he went out he chased several squirrels and a bunch of sparrows out of the run. The squirrels were …