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Winter Drains and Garden Clearance
The Grit of Winter Drain Clearing There’s a particular kind of grit you need to face a blocked drain in winter. It’s the kind of job that starts with optimism.

Nature Journaling
The Case for a Nature Journal I’ve kept a journal, in one form or another, since I was a little girl. It started with a very small spiral-bound notebook and

Yule 2024
Seasonal Solstice Greetings The winter solstice is here —the time of year when we collectively realize that the sun hasn’t. In fact, abandoned us forever. It’s just been dragging its heels,

Making Hawthorn Tincture – Antioxidants for The Winter
Hawthorn Tincture: A Winter Heart Tonic from the Hedgerows As the days grow shorter and colder, our bodies crave a bit of extra support. Winter brings its own set of

Cold Water Swimming at Moonlight
Embrace the Chill: Moonlit Swimming in Winter So, here we are—Autumn’s barely begun, and we’re already plummeting headfirst into months where daylight feels like a distant memory. For those of

Intro to Ogham
A Guide to Nature’s Own Language If you’ve ever walked through a forest and thought the trees seemed to be whispering their secrets, you might not be wrong. Long before