The mistletoe is in-stock, fresh picked and ready to ship. It's a wonderful adventure, every year, gathering, bundling, selling and shipping the mistletoe. As always, it's a family event and at this point, I dare say tradition. People love their mistletoe and count on it. There are kisses to be had and merry to make. This brings good cheer on this day as we head towards the winter holidays and festivals. Enjoy!
Happy Birth Day Toby, the day you were born!! 35 years on this spinning blue planet. We love you and wish you much happiness in the year to come. Love, LOVE, love. Enjoy!
Cedar and I were watching this cold November sky tonight out the window. Noticing how bright the half moon was, the star planet not far away just above our pine trees, the glow of the dark blue as day slipped into night. We talked about the naked trees resting and feeling the cool and observing the shine. Thinking about how were are just about to enter into winter. As we sat together on the floor and stared at the night sky a single goose flew past the moon inciting questions from my small boy about where the goose would sleep tonight and which body of water he might prefer.
It was calming and centering to observe the outside cold night sky together, from the perspective of a little boy who is full of wonder and questions. Wishing a warm and snug November night to you and yours!
The world I see:
A frozen, empty, barren wasteland it would be
All things must die and then be born anew.
~In the Light of a Child
This is our new cat friend Lily. She was homeless and emaciated when she came to live with us. Very grateful for a warm home, good food, snugly beds and loving family. Not long ago we had another Flame Point Simaese named Zilla who was also in poor shape when he came to live with us. We loved him dearly and one day he disappeared. We never knew what happened to him. 6 months later we saw this sweet kitty needed a home and we thought surely it must be our long lost Zilla, but upon closer inspection we found it was a girl and not our kitty. Though we were sad we knew that somehow it was meant to be and possibly Zilla had sent us to Lily. They could be twins, amazing as it was!
We have loved several Siamese cats over the years, they are always such affectionate, social, albeit clumsy cats. They make wonderful additions to a busy family home. I've always been fond of them. Though it seems that they often don't stay long with us, for one reason or another.
Welcome to our home, Lily. Girl who loves to sleep under the covers, sit in windows sills for hours, give kisses on the nose, and sing little songs. We are happy you are here!
Here are some gathering of art supplies both for drawing and painting in the Waldorf method for my homeschoolers. Some are handmade, some are gathered, some are bought, others we've had for years and some were gifted to us. We love art around here and spend time in the afternoons gathered around the table making pictures and paintings. A fine collection of art supplies makes it that much nicer.
I've listed a few holiday candle holders and nightlights in the shop today. A wonderful gift or tradition for advent or solstice as the days are growing darker. The light brings us a warm glow and wonderful feeling of the serenity of the coming holidays. Any child would love one of these on a dresser at bedtime and they are simply beautiful on the table during a meal. They also make lovely adornments to the nature table or mantel. Welcoming holiday lights.
My kids were inspired to make turkey notebooks after gleaning inspiration from Martha. They used construction paper and writing or drawing paper and glue sticks. The turkeys stand up and contain several pages for writing or drawing. A cute little craft as turkey day approaches.
All the while I'm thinking gratitudes. They come in many forms for me, non-traditional and different. Glimpses, dare I say magic.
Friends, all of my dear friends, most true and confident and fun. I'm amazed, again, as I have found that you really can simply pick back up where you left off with friends. I'm full of aw about the way those people who have such amazing gifts and love show up at the very moment I might need them. I'm thankful, ever thankful, for all of our health here in my little family. The clean air, water, skies. Warm fires, fluffy beds, hugs, snuggles, kitties purring in my ear late at night. Festivals, shows, gatherings, markets, trips, all of which are food for my soul.
I'm happy for the calm that letting go brings and doing less and having more time. I'm recognising the gift of me, the woman I am, separate from everything, the spinning top of myself. I'm thinking, really thinking hard about what medicine means in the course of treatment of my mate. We have come full circle back to our understanding of natural. For that deep inner wisdom that always rings true, I am ever grateful. The humor of my oldest child, the sparkle in his eyes and the calm happiness that he brings to this family every single day means the world to me. I'm glad that I am here, present as my daughters are reaching milestones and gathering themselves before their blossoming.
I am in praise of good food, wool, wood, wind, bells, shooting stars, weekly alternative papers, gifts. I am grateful that my list of undone chores makes me smile, because they are my chores and they are my life. My chickens happily scratching in the tilled garden and bringing a dozen eggs into our home ever day are a blessing. My dogs, my sunny windows, my strong hands, my loving mate, a hot bath, a good book, read by a different family member each night. Lights glowing in the darkness of evening, wishing my comfrey plants a restful winter as they finally give way and do their growing underground now. I am always happy for the silliness that seems to be my inner fire, the thing that keeps me where I am, pure fun. All of our lovely customers in our shop, what a wonder.
Growing babies who are potty trained, weaned, sleeping through the night and very very sure of themselves these days. Little boys who are learning to read and write and loving it. Clean fresh laundry, random nice letters in the mail and pictures of friend's babies. I'm grateful, as a tiptoe around the house just before bed, that we are together, snug in this house, then I cover everyone beneath the many blankets and kiss their sleeping heads. Mostly...I'm thankful for this, all of this, this life, my LIFE!
