Spring arrives! We made it...we made it through another winter. A big hare appeared in the reflection box today. She came with eggs, ribbons, flowers and light...how exciting. This little spot is on our walkway so we will see her coming and going. A tiny periwinkle flower peeks out of her neck. Equinox blessings on the day...
Taproot arrived today! I've been looking for it each day in the mailbox. It is beautiful! This first issue's theme is Soil. I can't wait to curl up with this new gem. If you'd like a subscription for yourself or a friend...it would be wonderful to help this fledgling beauty along. Living fully...Digging Deeper...yes.
It is the journey that gives the story worth...
Welcome!
My name is Linden. I live on the edge of a large forest in Northeast CT.Our story begins with...there was a child who lived alone with her grandmother and a great blue heron in a tiny cabin at the edge of the wood...
Story Traveller
She became a cartographer of the heart. She realized the only guarantee of having the love she wanted was to create the map for it herself.
~emma magenta
Story
March 19, 2012
March 04, 2012
January 20, 2012
Windowsill
Storyteller overlooks Paperwhites.
Fabric postcard from heathersmeding.
Snow is predicted for tomorrow. I'm not complaining. We haven't had any snow whatsoever this winter yet...snow will be pretty to shuffle through. I got a little lost here today...thanks to Holly on Decor8. It's been a year since I took her BloggingYourWay e- course. If you want fresh ideas for your blog I highly recommend it.
January 19, 2012
simple gatherings
Oh my...Kinfolk arrived yesterday. Simple gatherings with friends.
Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity. ~Charles Mingus
Kinfolk is simply wonderful, delicious, lovely...it is how I want to live each moment. If you haven't seen it...I don't say this often...you must have a peek. Kinfolk can be found here. To compliment this gorgeous work are beautiful films that Kinfolk has put together. Below is just one of them.
Dutch Oven Bread from Kinfolk on Vimeo.
Thank you so much Kinfolk...
December 22, 2011
Solstice
I can't hide it anymore. Five weeks ago...this happened.
That's the last I saw her...
This is really the last time...for awhile...
Leaving for a gypsy life...a dancingnomad leaves home again.
That's it...and they were off. Pat and Emma left for parts unknown five weeks ago now. We shed tears at their leaving. Goodbyes I am never good at. So long to our one and only and her beloved Pat...well, that's never easy. I have seen her off at airports for destinations to China, Belize, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Scotland..all over the east coast seeing so many friends. Saying goodbye after a late night concert she gave...knowing she was so tired but, had a 4 hour drive back to Vermont on no sleep, up that long Rte. 91 north because she had to be a permaculture class in the morning. I always worry. She has often gone off solo to parts unknown. She's driven up and down the east coast many times and when she finally went on her own...she did it marathon style all the way to guitar "camp". She hardly bats an eye at trying something new.
This trip somehow seems a right of passage...like so many others. An unschooled child...no wait, an adult...says, lets go cross country! She makes it happen. A serendipitous way that the lovely vintage 1978 Scamp landed in her hands on her birthday...just up the road from us from a neighbor. What?! You "wished for a Scamp" for your birthday???!!! And so it is...that she and Pat have been gone all this time, living like gypsys...landing in so many places...hitting snow storms in New Mexico, visiting an important spot in Roswell, Texas, Arizona...currently in California. They slept for a week amongst the giant Sequoias and took in all of their wisdom energy. Yesterday I heard from her and she was laughing...always laughing on the phone...shouting out things like, "hey, look, look, look at that Saguaro cactus!"...or, "look at the birds...you should see the sky mama!". She doesn't know it but, tears pour down my face. I'm so happy for her. I am so happy that she gets to take these adventures and discover deep parts of herself to take on the journey that she lands in next. They are on the edge of the Pacific Ocean now for a week. They wake up and look out over the ocean. which is amazing for this east coast girl. Elephant seals greet them in the morning. Whales are out there for her to see...seals dance in the waves for her to laugh out loud at! I just love all of her stories...
This is the first time we've been without her here at Christmas. Today...it just feels strange. Emma has one of the biggest Christmas spirits I know...she loves this time of year. She makes gifts for all of her friends, bakes for the entire month, is always concocting some new amazing craft for the holiday. It's not here this year. Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled she's on an adventure of a lifetime. It seems there is no definite plan of coming back...when that might be...it sounded like returning with the spring might be an option...
Pat and Emma on leaving day. This reassures a mama's heart....I love how he looks at her. How does one come back to living a life after being on the road, sleeping in the woods, spending all your moments with your beloved, breathing in nature, meeting new friends...moving, adventuring...how does one do that? I'll wait to see...
November 06, 2011
Moon Tree
moon tree
September 30, 2011
July 26, 2011
Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
Falcon Ridge Folk Festival! We were there again. I took very few pictures. This is the last day of camping. On the right you can see our community tent. We camped next to the water tank...very convenient when it's 100 degrees out there, baking in the sun. We had a blast with our friends, singing, laughing, dancing, listening, eating, drinking...you know a party all weekend filled with fun and friends. Just what we needed! At the last minute my daughter made it...a suprise to us all. Here's a few photos from the last day of packing up. We were having too much fun to worry about taking photos!
This was a camp across the way from us. It was quite a camp, all decorated with candles at night and was really lovely. The little kids got a tipi the last day...which they were thrilled with.
Pat is packing up the car heading down to Virginia with Emma for awhile.
Our friends deflating their campsite!
This is the man that makes it all happen for us! There were lots of us there...I just don't have photos right now worthy of posting. I'm going to get Lori to send me some so I can post them! Ahem...Lori...send them on over! See that weird shadow in some of the photos...that's what I need to get fixed or get a new camera for...hence, why I am not posting much these summer days. Lots is happening though.
June 03, 2011
Etsy Finds & Flowers...
Yesterday PoetryofObjects made it into Etsy Finds, a daily newsletter of featured finds on Etsy. This item made into Strawberries & Cream, a Treasury of sweet finds. I was thrilled to say the least. Auntemilie, from Vintage Lovers Team let me know about it. Thanks so much Auntemilie! Once again...how do flowers fit into vintage? Well, not only are flowers often used as a motif in vintage objects...you can put a flower into a vintage teacup!
Iris in Yellow Teacup
The flowers are blossoming everywhere. It smells divine as my mother-in-law used to say with her head buried in a flower. I miss her. She was so amazing to be around while we talked about plants. There are reminders of her everywhere here. She gave me so many flowers over the years, she was here. She is gone now...but, not from our hearts. Walking around this land...I see my old plant friends again, like long lost friends not seen for a year. Honeysuckle has gone by mostly, finished blooming...and it smelled...divine here. Honeysuckle...the flower essence for homesickness. You know that sort of melancholy feeling when you miss someone? Well, the flowers and plants will always be there for you...just look and remember to take the time to sit with them. They are as loyal a friend as one could have. So, walk with me for a few steps and see what we see...
Rosa Rugosa....mmmmm.
May 18, 2011
Plant Medicine & Flower Medicine
Flower Essence making. Spring brings so many flowers blooming at once. The trees all are nearly past blooming on my property...apple, hawthorn, pear. The lilacs are in the height of bloom and luckily we gathered bunches before all this rain crushed the pretty blooms. The honeysuckle is making its appearance and the smell is divine once they have burst into bloom. I want to be walking the woods searching for those spring blossoms that are hidden deep in the forest. One discovery I made at the end of last season was that we have Ginseng growing here. This place is magical at this time of year. The back woods that is thousands of acres large is waking up and the pull of its magick and medicine is whispering.
We had talked about leading a workshop in making flower medicine making this spring. That will have to be held off though for now. It is powerful to create remedies from the location where you live. The energy that these plants carry for you personally are profound. Flower essence work involves a lifetime of learning and working with the plants and flower energies. I've been working and studying flower essences and herbal medicine for more than 30 years now. The lessons the plants teach me grow deeper with each passing year. If you choose to study the plants around you, I promise you...an unfolding will begin that will teach you new ways to be with who you are.
