2022 Year Wrap up

I hope you all had a nice few days and that those who celebrate had a cosy holiday. I had meant to write a grand finale to my year in crafts here on the blog, but my household caught the sneeze and the last few […]

Autumn into December

We have enjoyed a beautiful -if ludicrously mild- autumn. I’m kind of running out of superlatives to describe the rapid changes to our climate on the blog, but yeah, “there was little need for a sweater the entirety of October and my entire balcony garden […]

On the Cusp

Hello all and happy Autumn Equinox folks! After a warm start of September, which couldn’t be distinguished from the hot summer months before, we now truly seem to have entered the transition into the darker and colder months of the year. After weeks of no […]

Winter Crafts and Walks

Hey everyone, I hope you all are getting through February, with the world feeling so incredibly heavy, and even heavier after this week. My thoughts are with the people of Ukraine, and I hope this nightmare ends soon. I know it’s a common trope that […]

The Last Bits of Autumn

Congrats everyone, we survived whatever the end of November has become! As someone who doesn’t even live in a country that celebrates thanksgiving it’s truly bewildering to see how in just a few years out of the blue it has become an overwhelming capitalist hellscape […]

Berry Season

Hi all, and welcome September! On the morning of the first day of the month, I was greeted by a red squirrel foraging for seeds and hopping from tree to tree in a dark foliage covered woodland path. In that snapshot it felt as if […]