The life of our seeds….and us
Here’s quick post from my favorite soap box issue: the owning of seeds and the destruction of our freedom to have and grow our own seeds. Below is a link […]
Spring fever this week
We have several beautiful warm days coming before we go back to some colder weather again for a while; normal PA spring routines. I’m always like a little animal and […]
Behold the Magic of the Earth
There’s a piece of cross stitch I did many years ago, and it hangs in my kitchen. I think of the magic of the earth often, but was especially reminded […]
Three Sisters
I’ve read a lot about a planting arrangement that’s centuries old and began with Native Americans. This is called Three Sisters, and involves planting corn, beans and squash together. For […]
Winter sowing vegetables
A good Facebook group I belong to introduced me to a process I’ve never heard of. Winter is boring for avid (read: addicted!) gardeners, cos we can’t plant anything or […]
Rambling on for 6 years
Soon I have a blogging anniversary: 6 years of rambling on about gardening, raising food, my crazy cat, and the life and adventures of an old hippie. I […]
Imbolc, our first sign of spring
We can light candles all winter in our feeble human attempt to bring back the light. Whether we do that or not, Imbolc is a special day if you’re tired of winter […]
Historic snow storm
Yesterday it snowed. Yea it did, actually started the night before and snowed hard all yesterday into last evening. They say it broke the record for the biggest snow storm since […]
Almost time for pork and sauerkraut!
Traditions are fun and also important…….remembering older ways of doing things is being lost in some ways. In this general area, we have a New Year’s day tradition that comes […]
Special Christmas eve tradition
Originally posted on Sarasin's thoughts…….:
? Maybe it’s an old wives’ tale, but it’s been a longstanding tradition in my house, since I first had a pet as an…
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