Dear Cosmos, I am really glad I have a strong connection with you now. For a long time I felt lonely, and then bit by bit I let go of my fears, and realised I could be held by your energy. It is funny, and kind of sad really that I did not learn this […]
Words By Lauren Luquin Photography By Chloe Garcia Ponce For a few moments, think of yourself as an energy system. All living things have a field of energy interwoven as a part of and surrounding them… Itʼs called an aura. An aura is made up of various types of energies and frequencies including light and […]
The health of the ocean is on all of our minds! With an effervescences to create for a cause, we have collaborated with talented artists, Michelle Housel of Dancey Pants Disco and Angelica Tuck of Thunderclouds of Love to bring to life the ‘The Foolish Fisherman’. As Angelica poetically says, “We are tied to the sea…” […]
Text and Photos By Dieny Itoe Here in Scotland, in the north-east corner of our front courtyard, is an almost-400-year-old water well. We are yet to send a bucket down but the day we do, I will be transported back to my early childhood that was spent a little north of the equator, in my […]
With an auspicious name like Spikenard, I should have known visiting the Spikenard Farm Honeybee Sanctuary would be a beautiful experience. Spikenard in Hebrew means “light” and the word Spikenard in Greek means “genuine and pure.” Another source notes Spikenard as being a fragrant and valuable ointment of the ancients. When you consider all of these […]
We hope you enjoy this video and that it inspires everyone to think of the bees. Every little thing counts and if we keep the well being of the bee in mind, the world will be a better place. It really does not take much, just an awareness when making the small daily choices and […]
Add beauty to the garden, and help the pollinators by being a seed saver! Make and illustrate seed packets that hold collected dried seeds from the previous season and gift them to friends. A thoughtful craft, that encourages family and friends to be seed conscious and will lead to hours gardening together. Plant Milkweed for […]
When I wrote the post Chickens and the Egg, I started thinking about all the friends I admire who are raising chickens in a beautiful intentional way. One that shines ever so brightly is a little friend that we know from Australia named Suri. You may know Suri from following long with her family over […]
During our time in Nantucket we had the pleasure of walking through Squam Swamp with our friend Zak Mackay, who is studying to be a mycologist. While on this walk we were treated to a great variety of mushrooms to explore and it further heightened our appreciation of fungi. I have always found mushrooms […]
On the way up north to our Canada vacation, we stopped to spend some time at Niagara on the lake. We wanted to see Niagara Falls, and break up the long drive to Ontario. When we pulled into the street our hotel was on, I spotted a large vacant lot full of Queen Anne’s Lace. It […]
An article I wrote to increase environmental awareness. Published in Issue 7 of Papier Mache Magazine. I made the leaf cape from collected red and golden maple leaves to accompany the article. Photo by Adam Weiss. The Air We Breathe Imagine living a life free of concern for the environment. Imagine feeling confident that the […]
Children are beautiful no matter what, but it is the desire of many adults to adorn children, and perhaps equal is the desire for children to play make-believe and adorn themselves. Regardless of the reason, children are adorned. Adorned, across cultures in varying degrees, in ritual and in celebration, because of fears and folklore, because […]
When Elle was one, we started collecting Holtziger wooden animals. I do not recall how we came across them, but from the moment Elle had that little wooden squirrel, we knew these were toys worthy of a collection. Each animal is hand made, and painted with non toxic paint. They feel good, and they smell […]
Over steaming hot bowls of porridge this morning the girls were in animated conversation about Christmas traditions. Elle in her unencumbered innocence has a much freer picture of how Christmas morning unfolds, while Maya meticulously described every little detail. “We get out of bed really early and we run downstairs to look in our stocking. […]
We have a favorite toy in our home at the moment that is the source of much creative play and so I am going to introduce you to our unicorn. I designed and needle felted this unicorn from scratch and since finishing it the unicorn has been within reach more often than not. Currently unicorn […]