Greetings to the golden month of September! The mornings are damp, days shorter and my heart is so full with summer! I'm well satiated until next spring, to get me through the long winter. But who talks of winter on the first of September?! September, the month of michaelmas daisies, county fairs, full apple … Continue reading Last of Summer in Cape Breton
Hallo! How are you? It has been awhile, so I wanted to just write a quick update to essentially say nothing is really happening 😛 This summer has been Hot - so very hot. Heat Warnings for much of July/August. The hottest day, the humidity rose to 40 C - too hot to sit at … Continue reading August Waning
Rosewater is made from the petals of roses ( fresh or dried) and distilled or filtered water. Rose is a natural skin healer - she is a mild astringent and is used for anti-aging properties as well as general soothing chapped, dry or sensitive skin. It's wonderful for the height of summer to spritz on … Continue reading Making Simple Rose Water
Merry Meet! How long it always feels like it has been and how earnestly I want to just throw myself into making and sharing with you. Summer to me is the most liminal of times - the cusp of the cold and solid reality. I feel as though I'm immersed in the most dreamlike of … Continue reading Maritimes in July
Hello!!! I am so excited to share with you the first major renovation in our house!! I am a little overwhelmed over how positive an impact a bathroom can have on your well being, but there it is! After 13 months, we have a shower and a spot where I feel I can dedicate to … Continue reading 1870’s PEI Farmhouse Bathroom Reno
The first weekend of Summer, officially summer! I am sitting here by a fire with thick wool socks and the steady patter of rain. I swear, this weekend was more summer like. On Saturday, I dove in the ocean and yesterday, Jamie and I were chased out of the woods by hundreds of mosquitoes. Yesterday, … Continue reading Sunday in June
Goodmorning and a very beautiful Summer Solstice to everyone! I wanted to take a little bit of time this morning to sit with a candle, freshly cut lilac and share some photos from earlier this morning. Mid - Summer is one of the most magical times of year. I have such intense feelings about this … Continue reading Merry Summer Solstice
Good Morning on this June 6th! I am curled up on the couch with Henry, a candle lit, fairy lights on and an espresso, green tea and giant glass jar of water with me (Not a bit excessive). It's grey and cold and rainy out there. I uploaded these pictures of the garden a couple … Continue reading Bealtaine Gardening : Gardening on PEI in the month of May
Goodmorning! Home! Home away from home, the home I share with Jamie, 3 cats and a lively dog. It is early but the day is light before 6 am. This morning was so special. We kept our bedroom window open so waking was a dream - light rainfall and singing birds. The scent drifting in … Continue reading Weekend in the far country
Hallo! How are you! It's a lovely, warm Sunday afternoon here on this island. The birds are singing after a couple days of cold, grey rain. The resident red squirrel is running through all the tops of the pine and I am just sitting here with the window wide open, drinking some Kombucha and … Continue reading Coal Olwyn Sweater
