winter
Oh March, you bittersweet month!
March is really and truly here, and it announced itself in full gusts back on the first of the month. It's been banging against my...
Wakey Wakey, Eggs and Bakey!
Last night, Eric called me to rise from the couch and heating pad where I had nested to come outside. It was hard, but I...
Things I Love: Keeping the House Warm
Happy Imbolc, lovely people, and Lá Fhéile Bhríde shona dhuit, or Happy Saint Brigid's Day to you! It's the full moon, the beginning of February, and...
Care for Wild Birds in Winter: Tips, Tricks, and DIY Recipes
Birds are awesome wild creatures to have around. I've been working hard to encourage a healthy habitat for birds in our yard because they sing...
Things I Love: Relishing the light, diving into the dark
Happy Winter Solstice, everyone! This year has been a trial for many people I know. There's been a buzz of stress, a sense of despair,...
Tips to Prepare Your Outdoor Plants for Winter
November is behind us, and it’s time to start thinking about winter — and more specifically, how to keep your plants alive during the cold winter months....
Things I Love: There’s too many to count…
A bee was out on a warm evening, and found her way into my beer. Poor thing! We gave her water and a drop of...
Small Steps
Hello, oh beloved readers. I'm finally starting to peek out of the fog that's been wreathing my head for the past month...two months? Three? It's...
Merry HoHo, Happy Holly Daze, Death to 2016!
It was a tough year, and I think that most people that I talk to in person and online would agree with me. There were...
DIY Holiday Decor for the Garden
Sometimes I have the hardest time getting ready for the HollyDaze. Lately, it has been unseasonably warm, up to 70 degrees! It felt wrong to...
Container Gardening: Winter Edition
Why do I enjoy Container Gardening? We are fans of container gardening around the Pixie's Pocket homestead. Saffron, lettuces, herbs, tomatoes - they all live...
Recipe Box: Oatmeal Applesauce Cookies with Maple Drizzle
Sometimes you just need a bit of warm, sweet comfort food. These cookies are perfect for when the wind is cold and howling outside your...
Getting in gear
Things here in the mountains of Carolina are white and serene. The blowing, quiet snow is giving way to the sun, and the wind is...
Making Suet – a recipe for your feathered friends!
*shiver* It's cold, outside. I can feel it leeching through both of the double-paned windows and clinging to my joints...pooling like a fog on the...
The Birth of Mother Love Honey
The moon gave me a gift last night. We'd gotten home last night just before dark, the snow blowing and wind howling. We just barely...