Lent is probably my favorite season. Outside, snow and rain compete as winter slowly releases its hold on the land. Indoors, deprived of our favorite comfort foods, our days are shaken up. Lent is a time to clean out bodies, minds, homes, and souls as we prepare for the coming of new life. The late-winter/early-spring…
Month: February 2020
Winter Tea
I like to think of winter as the resting season. Our nights are so very long and dark, resting feels so natural. Cold weather makes me long to curl up on the couch with tea and Tolstoy. But life can’t stop completely just because it’s winter. I may want to hibernate all through the winter,…
Tiny House Living with Children and Artists
Our little house gets cluttered up quickly.Four people in a one room, 460 sq foot house doesn’t always feel comfortable. All the lovely, bright, and clean images of #tinyhouseliving on Instagram seem to focus on the homes of urban, minimalist, or obsessively clean people.I would love to be an obsessively clean person. But, even if…
Candlemas and the Waning of Winter
We’ve had a strange winter this year. The warm days are unnaturally warm and the cold days are surprisingly bitter. The coyotes in the woods seem hungrier than usual this year. At night, they lurk just inside the tree line, yipping and calling to each other in the dark. I’m locking my animals up tightly…
Y is For Home! 