Hibernation mode is going well. Joe feels pretty much recovered, in fact most days he feels better than he has in quite awhile. It’s amazing what proper blood flow can…

We’ve been taking lots of walks during Joe’s recovery. It snowed a little, then melted. I’m missing the lovely white forest, but it sure has been easy to wander all…

Joe had minor heart surgery this month. I’m actually still processing that phrase, minor heart surgery. His effective resting heart rate had steadily declined over the last decade, along with…

My 2024 vision board in the works in my new studio space. I spent the better part of a week moving my apothecary upstairs and my sewing supplies downstairs. It…

Happy Holidays & Happy New Year from us…. See you in 2024. xo, S

Prince Elwood basking in some winter light…. It’s been unusually warm which makes it hard for me to get into any sort of holiday spirit. It reminds me a little…

A few favorites from the professional photos our friend Nekenasoa Wyble took for us….. I wrote more about Jade’s wedding here. What a magical day! I can’t wait to get…

Last minute harvests and post frost clean-up. That’s a wrap for my 5th summer on the farm and 1st year gardening off farm. Time to rest and play with some…

Wood stove season has begun…. only in the morning and evening, but it’s still enough for all the creatures to lay around it and create an obstacle course to walk…

I just rambled on about fall being too short at the beginning of the month and here we are in late October still waiting for our first hard frost. Garden…

A finished Clava Quilt for my friend’s sweet little one. I’m rusty on both sewing and photographing handmades – but it feels good to be sewing and making things again…

The deep greens are shifting to all the fiery shades and the pace is slowing. Growing up in Idaho and Alaska, there was minimal fall color that I remember. Maybe…