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Why You Should Stop Raking Your Leaves (It's About the Fireflies)

It is early June in southern New Hampshire and the evenings are just beginning to hold that particular kind of warm darkness that means one thing: fireflies are coming. I have been thinking about ...

Coming Home - Our Move to New Hampshire from Massachusetts

In February of this year, after more than twenty years in Petersham, Massachusetts, Josh and I packed up our lives, our cats Max and Sadie Jane, our dog Dingo Girl, our sun conures Beep and Sebasti...

We Have Ants to Thank for Our Spring Ephemerals

Did you know that the most important gardener in the New England woods weighs less than a paperclip? Walk into a northeastern hardwood forest in April and you will find something extraordinary happ...

It's feeling like the end of summer

How are you doing over there? It has been a very busy summer for us but we have been able to fit a bit of fun in there, too. And lots of iced coffees. My garden didn't do a ton of great things this...

Ready for new adventures!

In my mind, this house was only temporary. A container that would house those that I loved for a short time while my son and his fiancé stayed with us. It was a spur of the moment decision to move ...

Frog & Toad Collection

As a New Year Resolution I promised myself that I would read for fun this year. I never have for some reason. I just always felt that I should be *learning* something if I am reading. A new tiny bo...

A Peek into my Studio (and into my creativity)

When I am creating a piece of jewelry, I am usually working on several different pieces at one time. Many of them. That is just how my mind works. I have tried fighting it for so long because I was...

The smell of love?

Yeah, catchy title, huh? Ha ha ha! That is the first thing you usually notice about skunks in the springtime, though. Their smell. When they are busy looking for love during their mating season, th...

If you love birds, you have to love bugs

A little bit about what I love and why. Native plants, birds, and bugs!