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
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
Grey and snowy Friday afternoon. I'm having a "not quite sure what to do with myself" kind of day. I have a dinner to go to this evening and work tomorrow, but my energy has just drifted off with this snow. Yesterday, a friend of mine and I went hiking by the ocean. When I … Continue reading Hidden Folk
Oh September! Come and gone, but not for long. It's the first of October and I am sitting on the cold, bathroom floor. Petey, the orange tabby is curled up beside me in a little nest. This morning, we made an emergency vet call because we were convinced that our orange companion, Petey, had a … Continue reading September Harvests
PINK MOON IS ON ITS WAY Well, the pink moon has passed but any opportunity to quote Nick Drake 🙂 The weather is WARM and the sun has been gracing us with his presence! I am happy, so incredibly happy. A little sun burnt and exhausted but so full of the cleansing, full happiness that … Continue reading April Gardening Pt. 1 & other ramblings of a fae folk
Hello Earthlings! It is SO cold here on the Island. With the wind chill, it is -29 C! I'm currently sitting in the studio with the wind raging against this West facing (drafty) window. I'm wearing an angora rabbit wool sweater I found at the thrift store with a sheep's wool over that. On the … Continue reading Preparing Knits for Etsy
Although, we didn't even visit the sea. At the highest point of our walk up the hill, you can see the Bay. Along the drive, you follow the strait East. At my family's home, you are so close to the Atlantic Ocean, the sea birds fly overhead and you can smell the salt in the … Continue reading Yuletide by the sea
The last of November, the foggy and rust strewn month. We have traded our ruddy November shades for the whites, greys, blacks and blues of winter. Already, 2 storm fronts have guided us right through the wardrobe and we're told to expect another tomorrow. We luckily have a wood burning fireplace, several cords of wood and … Continue reading Inking and Painting Yule Cards
It's the end of daylight savings today. Winter is at our doorstep and I am bracing myself for the coming dark months, for the cold and snow, fires, hot herbal teas picked and dried over the summer months and the melancholia that sometimes makes an appearance. One of my old time ways to deal with … Continue reading November on the Island
Hello out there Earthlings! The darkness of October and the imminent Canadian winter has encouraged me to start a blog. Here, I hope to share small parts of my day living in the country, artwork and sketches, knitting and patterns, herbalism, our quest for self-sufficiency and last but not least, my love for tradition and … Continue reading Away with the Faeries…
