In the Quiet that is January, I’ve been allowing myself the space to rest… to do nothing…or very little… while dreaming big and allowing my desires to float up to the top and dance in front of my imagination. In the Quiet that is January, I’ve been brainstorming ways to make this part-time homesteading gig a full time one… how…
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You guys! Do you remember the triptych painting I’ve mentioned working on? Well, I am so excited to have finished it over the break and to have even gotten it up on the wall in our Dining area before heading back into the daily grind of work! What do you think? A couple of notes: Each canvas is 2 feet by 4…
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We’ve been trying our best to intentionally spend more time with Akuna in the goat pen, training her to protect them and not play with them. The goal is for her to imprint on them, care about them and guard them, but not want to engage/play with them. Her job is to chase off anything that comes near them, but…
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If we were having coffee I’d hug you big and thank you for meeting me out in the hustle and bustle of holiday prep! Then, I’d ask how you’re doing and what your plans are for Christmas (if you celebrate) and ringing in 2016? I’d then tell you that we’re planning to stay home for at least the next week…
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You guys, after all of the tracking and counting and working on this blanket for over a year in order to document 365 days of our gorgeous Northern New Mexico skies, I truly couldn’t be happier with the result! Not only is this simple blanket beautiful and so very warm, but it represents tiny moments taken every single day of…
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It took 378 days, countless skeins of yarn, and about a bazillion hours… But after waking up at 2:40 this morning (heavy with the weight of my job and too much stress for the night to hold), I finally finished my Sky Blanket! And so, with the sun still hiding behind the mountains and two 10 hour work days still…
