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
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
A Very Happy Bealtaine to everyone! Even with the steady grey sky and rain, I feel so full of life and happiness! The buds on the trees are swelling, the squill and and lungwort blooming! I even spotted my kale peaking above the soaking earth. It has been so damp here, so there is a … Continue reading April Garden
G o o d m o r n i n g! This morning was so incredibly special - Henry and I went out for a walk as the sun was rising in the hopes of walking on still frozen ground rather than sinking in the mud! There was a dusting of snow and the sun … Continue reading Parcels, Love & Changing Seasons
How do you do 🙂 I am recovering from what we think must have been the flu, but doing much better! I feel like I am back to my old self and will return to the world of making, using my hands and senses, I can't wait! But I did just spend several days … Continue reading Flu and Herbs
This morning, this morning... I am sitting cross legged in a wicker chair with a cup of something warm and a cat and a dog. Beside a large open window, letting the damp, warm air kiss our cheeks. This window is the first thing I open in the morning and sometimes it lets the damp … Continue reading Bumbling by
Yesterday evening was cold but so enchanting. Jamie and I walked through fields and a wood to get to the salt water river by our house. There, Henry is beyond happy to run and swim and get incredibly muddy with all the new forms of life. The sky and water convened before us and … Continue reading Meeting with sky and water
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
Hi out there Earthlings and Fae Folk! ** It's now a windy Saturday morning - I wrote this yesterday afternoon with the weather so different than this morning. It's strange posting a journal like blog post when you feel so incredibly different than the day before - however I'm going to leave it as it … Continue reading Simple Knits & Slower Days
N O S T A L G I A Since I was a little girl, nothing seemed so appealing to me than living deep in the woods, immersed with the plants, the cycle of the moon, the animals. The dirt swept clean with my broom and the leaves entangled in my hair. I wanted to … Continue reading Making Magical Tinctures ☽ 🌕 ☾
Ways of Wood Folk 