It’s the first of November – a time of rainy, windy days and cold, blustery evenings. Tomorrow we change our clocks back to gain a bit of morning light, but early risers will still wake in the dark, and dusk will come far too soon. As we approach Remembrance Day, there’s a sense of quiet […]
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Here it is again – change. It’s in the air… and in the garden, in our homes and in the shops. It’s in my heart, as well. Autumn is my favourite time of the year. This is when I feel I can take some time to reflect on the changes that have occurred over the
Long have I wished for a dedicated space in which to make my preserves. After many years (about 20!) of working in our kitchen, my husband and two boys scooting around me, I now have my own space. I have a scullery! We are in the midst of renovations. We are redoing our downstairs powder
I look for beauty in the midst of chaos. Real life is messy and unpredictable. It is made up of highs and lows, seasons of peace and growth and seasons of tumult and challenge. It isn’t static or consistent. We can do our best to prepare for the difficult times and to skill-up our abilities
Heraclitus, the Greek philosopher, said “Change is the only constant in life.” Many changes have taken place over the course of this year; I made a decision to change jobs, and then a couple of very dear special people passed away. Change is difficult, even when we plan on it, are excited about
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Transformation. Change. Renewal. New beginnings. It’s that time of the year again: September is around the corner, Summer is coming to an end with Fall close at its heels. The garden is yielding its harvest now and it is up to each of us to honour the bounty it has gifted us with. That’s
Thunder storms raged through last night and with them came a deluge of rain. The noise on the skylights throughout the house was incredible and the water that poured through the overwhelmed eavestroughs was absolutely torrential. Michael and I had planned to have supper in the gazebo but that was a wash… We hurried to
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It’s time for a new beginning. There are fresh starts all around us; new buds and blooms, new critters and little bugs, hopeful attitudes and bigger (masked) smiles. There is also fresh news to make you glad – we will slowly be emerging from our self-contained cocoons, getting ready to spread our wings wide as we
Over the course of this last year, my world has gotten smaller. When the Pandemic struck last March, I came home … and stayed. I had been traveling at the time and therefore needed to spend those first two weeks in isolation. I didn’t go anywhere or see anyone other than my husband, my boys and
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Spring. It’s finally here, perhaps even a little earlier than is the norm. It seems to have burst upon us with eagerness and exuberance – I am so glad! This last year presented us all with many challenges – as individuals and as a community – and though it may have felt like we were
