Good evening! Another January like day here in the Maritimes. The fields have been humming with snow mobiles so we have been walking on nicely compact paths :). The past 2 weeks have been very busy for us here, but now I have a full week to dedicate to making and I couldn't be more … Continue reading Draw & Knit
Goodmorning Faye Friends! Oh my, it is WINDY here! We had a lot of snow last night and today we are being battered with very high winds and freezing temperatures. The cold driving air is coming right up the cracks of the old wood floors and every once in a while you hear a high … Continue reading Cabin Retreat in Cape Breton Island
Well Hello! It is so nice to reach out to you again! I hope your Autumn has been lovely and not so windy and rainy as it has been in the Maritime provinces. I feel as though it has been an age since I last wrote, since I took the time to sit at a … Continue reading Samhain : Reflection, Rest and Rejuvenation
Happy Fall! We have been bombarded with the change of seasons with lots and lots of wind and rain. Last evening, the wind knocked so unexpectedly. We received news of a tornado in the Ottawa area that did extensive damage and I am in shock for my hometown region. It's hard to see the photographs … Continue reading Autumnal Equinox in our Corner
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
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
