Category: Slow Living
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Fabulous Flowers…but everything else was sh*t
I hate to say it out loud but I think I’ve lost my vegetable garden mojo. The last two (ok,ok, if I’m being honest three) years..my vegetable gardening hasn’t been doing so great. It seems everyone else has bountiful harvests, enough to fill entire pantries even! Meanwhile my two small butternut squashes are barely hanging…
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Hummingbird magic…
I am not a fan of summer. I find it too hot, muggy, stuffy and very uncomfortable. Where I live our summers are a mixed bag. Pouring rain, drought, heat waves, cold fronts…oh and windy. Let’s not forget the wind. There are, however, parts of summer that I do appreciate and love. Sitting on the…
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Stop! Don’t “SHOP THIS LOOK”
When decorating your home some of you may be inclined to rush the process (Yeah, I’m looking at you big sister) and get it done ASAP because you are excited to get the end result. I get it, I am not the most patient of people, but I’m just gonna stop you right there. No…I’m…
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Picture Postcards: Winter vibes
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow… For me winter is ALL about the snow and below zero temps. Without that, winter just isn’t winter. Oh I am quite aware that I am in the minority when it comes to snow love. “You can keep it” and “I’d rather be on a beach”…
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Picture Postcards: A Change in seasons
The trees are in their autumn beauty, The woodland paths are dry, Under the October twilight the water Mirrors a still sky; Upon the brimming water among the stones Are nine-and-fifty swans. W.B. Yates As of September 22, 2021 another Fall season has arrived. And what a season it has been so far! The past…
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Benefits of a Wildlife friendly and pollinator garden…
I live in a new community development in the country side and unfortunately parts of the area surrounding me have been clear cut of many trees. While my particular plot was meadow and field, others were forested. Luckily portions of the land are protected wetlands and as such could not be touched. The areas that…
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Word of the year…
Last year I choose the word “Intention” as my personal word for the year. That was before the world went sideways with the pandemic. Yet even with the ups and downs of the past year I was still able to apply my ‘word’. If anything it was an apt choice because I had lots and…
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Add this to the list of things you cannot buy…
I’ve literally just heard the news that we are now facing a shortage of Paper Towels due to the pandemic. So you can add that to the growing list of things you never expected to not have access to. It’s right up there with Toilet paper, yeast, fitness equipment, soap, spaghetti sauce and more. Crazy…
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Living a slower life in the country…
I knew when we packed up and left the big city for the countryside things would be different… I just didn’t realize how drastically different they would be. Let’s start by stating the obvious shall we? Cleaner air, less noise, fewer distractions and more time spent in nature. Sooooo awesome right? What took me by…
The Blind Thistle 