More of night, this time of year. Mornings are stark, warm covers lifted, and chilled hustles to the kitchen for coffee. Outside we yearn for rain. We dream of grey skies behind bare black oaks and mossy forest floors with sorells and turkey tails. We come home to sweet crackling wood and the plumes of smoking cedar rising from the chimney fill the air in our little hollow with the heaviness of autumn. We love autumn and her lovely season of decay. The breaking down so as to build up one day again. The unraveling and letting go. The black and burgundy and burnt oranges of her time of year marked by costumes and hauntings and wind whistling by. The garden is transitioning to a solemn place, forcing the last fresh blessed parts of our meals out on the vines before surrendering to the frost. It is a time for so-longs as we sit in the glow of the final warm sunsets, leaving behind the sands and boats and sunflowers of summer. But also of oh-hello's to the cheer and merriment of gift wrapping and hall decking. This year I want to take it slow. I want to walk through winter with a deliberate gaze on what means most through each holiday. Family. Looking forward to traditions with our little man and living vicariously through the wild wonder of childhood.
Sunday, October 19, 2014
Sunday, August 24, 2014
FAMILY OUTING l ECHO SUMMIT
We had a wonderful trip. We watched the sun sink down behind the ridge. We took a hike to echo lake and watched the water taxi taking tourists to the other side of the lake. We were going to meet aunty in South Lake for an ice cream cone but baby fell asleep and Aunty had to get home. So we scurried down to Lyra's after dinner and got our own ice cream! We fished and took in the fresh beautiful mountain air. And snuggled into the little cabin at night. Our hearts are full and ready for the next week!
Thursday, August 21, 2014
ORDER AMIDST CHAOS I CLOTH DIAPERING
Sunday, July 6, 2014
Slow Honey Summer
We lay scattered atop flowered sheets, comforted by the lulling whisper of the fan. Breathing is labored for summer has arrived. The down cover is pulled back. The glass slider is at the end of its track. Here we dream of day trips to the resevoires, cool dips and the scent of pine sap and misery. The summer is intense and leaves the green spring growth stretching for water and yellowed. Only the color from our special garden bursting with exquisite blossoms and bulging fruit, buzzing with life, misted at night, stands the overhead sun. My son lays still beside me, his pale plush skin gently lifting on inhalation. My soul fills quickly with a hot compelling rush of fullfillment- living my longtime dream of bringing to the world a small person. We share a renewed glory in these soft July nights. A sweet tender boy and his pure joy superseed the years past. July was once an airconditioned hunt for a first home, a warm house heavy with a coconut candle, the explosion of hollyhocks and spiraling tendrills of jasmine vine, soft guitar strings and white gauze curtains, late nights laughing around campfires, exploring the natural land seeking answers from the forests and rivers, dancing to sunsets, scouring the orchards for photoshoots, riding bikes along the railroad tracks, swinging a wicker basket through farmers markets, laying with our heads touching and our arms stretched under the sky as the stars go shooting by. There always seems to be a chance to be a child again in July. To run wild and find magic in simplicity.
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Mountain Lake
Sunday, May 18, 2014
Soaking & Sprouting
What I have researched mostly concludes that soaking and sprouting activates the benefits of the subject being soaked. For instance, once a legume begins to sprout, it is evident that the process of breaking down nutrient inhibitors has succeeded and the sprouted bean is now easier to digest and packed with more vitamins than before. Because seeds are "designed" to protect themselves from the elements until germination in warmer weather occurs, the seeds have qualities that are bodies struggle to break down. That is why soaking in warm water (with a little vinegar or lemon juice if desired) helps us take in all the seed has to offer.
And for those of you who are gluten free, you might want to consider this: When examining the nutrient density of sprouted wheat to unsprouted wheat on a calorie-per-calorie basis, you’ll find that sprouted wheat contains four times the amount of niacin and nearly twice the amount of vitamin B6 and folate as unsprouted wheat; moreover, it contains more protein and fewer starches than non-sprouted grain and as a further boon, it is lower on the glycemic index making it more suitable for those suffering from blood sugar issues.