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  • Notes From the Homestead

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    This week has been a transition week, from an incredibly full and busy early autumn to a more quiet and introspective late autumn. Even though it involved me being rather ill, I’m thankful for this time at home to rest and dream. The only time I’ve been out and about this week (other than venturing…

  • Seeking My Own Food Balance

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    Part of my plan for this season is to increase my physical wellness and fitness, and part of that process is figuring out what healthy eating means for me right now. Don’t get me wrong, I’m actually in very good health. I rarely get sick, and don’t have chronic pain or anything like that. Yet…

  • Householding, With Mixed Success

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    Those who know me well already know I’m not really a very good housekeeper. I do well with keeping things picked up and tidy, and I’m a terrific cook. I keep the dishes done and the kitchen in fairly good order. But deep cleaning, like dusting shelves and scrubbing floors, just isn’t my forte. That…

  • Mid-Week Missive

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    I’m just stopping in to say hello. It’s been a full but fun week so far. Our Full Moon gathering last night was fantastic! Our circle members honored the Venus transit across the sun, as well as celebrating the Full Moon. We plumbed our depths and listened to the voices of our intuition. Mine had…

  • My Busy-ness

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    Over the past few weeks, I’ve come up with a bunch of ideas of things to post here, but haven’t actually sat down to write them up. Why? I’m busy. I know, lame excuse, everyone’s busy, you hear it all the time. This isn’t the type of busy I’ve had in the past, though, where…

  • Recent Doings at the Homestead (and Beyond)

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    I’ve just noticed that I’ve had an inadvertent blog vacation, and haven’t written anything here for quite a while. Hello there! How have you been? Let’s see, what have we been up to for the last couple of weeks? A whole lot, really! As an update to my last post, I’ve submitted both my article…

  • January Thus Far

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    Here’s a photo essay on how our January has been thus far. It’s been trucking along pretty well. ElvenTiger officially became a teenager! She and her best friend and I all spent the day together, doing girly stuff. Then we had a family dessert gathering, with gifts, of course. We had a yummy lunch, and…

  • It’s Update Time

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    First things first – Merlin cat had his jaw repaired this morning. They are finished, and we’re supposed to call back in a little while to find out when we can pick him up. Thanks SO much for all your good wishes for our sweet black kitten! Please keep the healing energies coming as he…

  • Family at Rest

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    We’ve been enjoying a quiet weekend at home, and I’m thankful. After our busy October, we’ve needed to be here and reclaim the house, de-clutter, and do some extra cleaning. We’ve also made enchiladas, and more sourdough bread, and I’m about to put on some spaghetti sauce for tonight’s dinner. There’s laundry in process. We’ve…

  • Baking Day

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    Well, it’s baking day today around the homestead. We got snow last night and now it’s sunny, but chilly, so it’ll be nice to have the oven going. I did a big kitchen cleanup this morning. I may have been letting things go just a bit, having been Freaking Busy (a friend gave me this…