Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia Blessed Bealtaine Eve to you! April has come and gone. A whole year has passed since we packed up our old farmhouse on PEI and crossed the bridge to create a life in Nova Scotia. One whole year! I can hardly believe that we've traversed a cycle. It has been so full … Continue reading April Tidings / Bealtaine Eve
Welcome Fae Folk, The fog is rising in the fields. We have just had a week or 2 of unseasonably hot weather. This morning, it's a little cooler so I'm wearing an old camping sweater, sipping some tea with a beeswax candle lit. The mosquitoes are just beginning to emerge from wherever they come from, … Continue reading Blue Jays and Fairy Doorways
Greetings Friends! Today, it's drizzling with a cold North-West wind. The rain is pelting down, so I'm sitting with the fire, a cat sprawled on his back and a sleepy pup. Although it's May, I'm content to be by the fire while the rain transforms our brown and barren landscape. We should really celebrate … Continue reading Flower Moon
Good afternoon Earthly creatures! I hope we are all well on this elusive February 29th! It's overcast on the island, the thick blanket of snow is coated in ice, making walking a treacherous endeavour. The days are growing so much longer and I am over joyed with the thought of moss beginning to … Continue reading Leap Year
"Come, ye cold winds, at January's call, On whistling wings, and with white flakes bestrew The earth." - John Ruskin January! One of my beloved months. For its stillness, thick blankets of snow, snow storms, crystal clear night skies and lengthening days. January exists in my memory as a dream, shrouded in a haze once … Continue reading January’s Beginning
The word Solstice comes from the Latin solstitium, which translates roughly into "still sun." On December 21st/22nd the sun reaches it's lowest point in our sky and marks the shortest day of the year and the longest night. For approximately 3 days the sun seems to "stand still" in our sky, after which it rises a … Continue reading Winter Solstice in the East of Canada
Beautiful Sunday to you! The wind and rain is relentless out there today! This wooden house is occasionally shaken with such force by the driving wind off the Atlantic. All of the snow and ice is gone, replaced by a fog that looks like steam curling and rising from the earth and waterways. I'll be … Continue reading Léttlopi BlackBerry Mittens
Hello!! Autumn! September's End! We just got back from camping on the Fundy Shore and it was beautiful! On Friday night, we drove over the bridge to Nova Scotia and set up our tent overlooking the Minas Basin (i.e. mud during low tide), multiple islands in the mud (the tide also rises!) and the quickly … Continue reading Elf Pine Socks & Autumn
For years, I have heard of a place in Northern Cape Breton Island that is home to wild horses along with moose, seals, bears and coywolves. When I turned 20, my mom and sisters and I drove up to Meat Cove - the most Northern tip of Nova Scotia to spend time with the cliffs … Continue reading Hiking Pollett’s Cove, Cape Breton Island
Foggy Cape Breton Island - a hike in the rainHello!!!I feel like standing atop the tallest tree and just calling out to the wind! I hope you are all well and feeling a sense of renewal or a glimpse of hope! What a long winter and what better way to celebrate the sun and all … Continue reading Flora Lopi Sweater & Nature Walks
Ways of Wood Folk 