Sometimes you get so busy that you miss beautiful things happening right in front of your nose … like plum blossoms outside your window.
Plum Blossoms
Author: blueseas
Ostara’s Path
Today is the spring equinox, and we finally finished cutting a trail from the cabin up to the center of the property. This trail will allow us to access the old logging road that runs through the upper reaches of our land. Finally, we will be able to move around our property more easily and get to know our 50 acres better. We are calling this new trail Ostara’s Path.
A Kipperfull of Wood
We now have a Kipperfull of wood …
Singing the Boat Blues
You know the old saying – “A boat is a hole in the water into which you pour money“? Well, two boats are two holes, so I’m singing the boat blues …
What’s in a Name?
Kennard and I have often given our homes and our boats Celtic names, as a reflection of our Celtic ancestry. For example, our home in Prince Rupert was called “Creag Faoiltiarna Fitheach“, which is Gaelic for “crag of the the wolf and raven” (both of which are common in Prince Rupert and have significance to us). However, we were having a hard time naming our new home. Should the name reflect the land (50 acres of forest) or the house/home?
Imbolc
Today we celebrated Imbolc in our little cabin in the woods.
Presentations and Workshops
Presentations and Workshops
Our Experiences With Square-Foot Gardens
As we start to bring in our harvest for the season, I wanted to share our experiences with fellow gardeners in the hope that some may find what I have learned useful.
Creag Faoiltiarna Fitheach Permaculture Design Project
Our home in Prince Rupert was called “Creag Faoiltiarna Fitheach“, which is Gaelic for “crag of the the wolf and raven” (both of which are common in Prince Rupert). Here, at our home, Ken and I decided to begin our process of “transition” away from a dependency on non-renewable energy sources and environmentally destructive resource extraction towards a more self-sufficient, sustainable existence living in harmony with our environment. As a first step on the path from concept to reality, I recently completed my Permaculture Design Certificate. I chose Creag Faoiltiarna Fitheach as my design project.
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Freeze-up
We’ve been in for a bit of a surprise – on January 3rd, the end of the Port Neville Inlet froze up.