Hello Dear Fae Folk! The end of June! The sun is beating down on us with such relentless energy - something that my northern bones relish in every way. This morning, I took my coffee and journal outside to sit and absorb as much as possible before having no choice but to go back inside. … Continue reading Coltsfoot Dye and Roadside Magic
Well Hello Dear Readers, I hope you're all well during this most magical time of the year. It's bright and warm after a heavy downpour through the night. The rain pounded with such force on the roof while the trees bowed in the wind to Mother Nature. I love rainfalls in the evening. It feels … Continue reading Homemade Soap and Midsummer Walks
Journal sketches Forsythia in a 19th C medicine bottle <3 Hello Friends, I hope you're all well this end of the merry month of May. Life here has been busy but good all the same. From gardening, art commissions and travelling. The weather surprisingly warm for the Maritimes, the sun glorious and ah, the green … Continue reading Norn Sisters Logo Commission
a February morning After the snow Projects - a pair of my botany mittens using local maritime wool and a Pangur Ban Icelandic sweater Took some time to be in the woods and fields during the month of February. I feel so fortunate that my family owns land in north-eastern Nova Scotia. When I begin … Continue reading Recharging
A Very Blessed New Year to you! As normal when I'm writing, I have a hot cup of milky honey tea beside me. Petey is rubbing his head against my leg for the odd pet and Henry is curled up staring out the window. In Nova Scotia, this past week has felt like the beginning … Continue reading New Year
Greetings! We are buried under a heavy snowfall. It began in the night and ended at Dawn. Henry and I blazed a trail in the woods this morning, fighting our way through the snow to be among the trees, the trickling woodland stream. It's so peaceful and quiet in the snow. The sun is out … Continue reading December: Early Storms and Quilt Art
A "new" resource for natural dyeing On a hot July day, we stopped at a second hand book store called "the Odd Book," tucked away by the old railway in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. It has a good selection of local material as well as rare books. Browsing among the old book scent wooden shelves and … Continue reading Woodland Mushroom Dyeing
Since moving, we have had many forest visits. The place I feel the happiest. Welcome Back Friends!! I hope you're all well! After many months (more than I was anticipating) I'm sitting down to finally reconnect with you (if you'd like to listen to the music I listen to while writing, scroll down first to … Continue reading Away
MIÐALDA Well Hello!! I hope you are all as well as well can be these days. It's bitterly cold here after such a mild and gentle winter. "In like a lion, out like a lamb" as my mom always says about the month of March. I'm crossing my fingers and hoping (but for now more … Continue reading MIÐALDA: A Tolt Icelandic Wool Month Design 2021
Hello Hello! It's February, so quickly time passes. I wanted to share some of what I have made thus far. I so often forget the things I've made if I don't record it - so here is some of my knitting and artwork from 2021. It has been filled with relatively mild winter weather. The … Continue reading 2021 Creations & updates thus far
