Walk with me 1/1/23
Part of my personal superstition about the new year is that what I do on the first of January will have an impact on the entirety of the year ahead. With that in mind, my partner and I knew that … Continued
Evergreen Experiments: Making Eastern White Pine Vodka
In an effort to green my craft, I have been on the search for local and sustainable plant sources with properties related to spells that I already use. Enter Eastern White Pine. Not only is Eastern White Pine a powerhouse … Continued
Making Evergreen Salve – forest bathing in a jar
Here in Southern New England, it’s easy to take the mighty evergreens for granted. The forest is, it exists on a very visceral level as a part of my green path, and the evergreens are the natural backbones of our … Continued
I Made a Winter Syrup to Beat the January Blahs
Every January, my partner and I scurry-scurry off to the grocery store to buy pounds upon pounds of citrus fruits. We make nightly citrus-forward cocktails – Lemondrop martinis and whiskey sours – all the while joking that we must have … Continued
The Search For the Evergreen
Minx wanders into the woods looks for evergreens and finds more than she bargained for.
On Change & Frozen Things: A Winter Walk in the New England Woods
What even is time? I have spent this week deep in contemplation. I have laughed and I have cried. I have raged against what seems like the futility of it all. Or maybe it is just January? The ennui is … Continued