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October 2019 Flower Blog
October is my favorite month of the year here in the Pacific Northwest. It marks such a vibrant time of year. The trees seem to be...
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- Oct 6, 2019
- 2 min
September 2019 - Flower Blog
The Fall equinox has come and gone. The weather has definitely become colder here as the nights dip into the forties and I find myself...
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- Sep 7, 2019
- 3 min
August 2019 - Flower Blog
As August comes to a close, I can feel Autumn creeping into chilly nights once again. Already, the Alder leaves have begun to turn to...
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- Jul 31, 2019
- 2 min
July 2019 - Flower Blog
The beginning of this month was my annual ‘Girls Trip’ with Amy Billharz and Pinto. We escape the fireworks each July 4th and this year...
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- Jul 7, 2019
- 3 min
June 2019 - Flower blog
June came and went so quickly! Often, it’s still cool here in the Pacific Northwest throughout June despite the Summer Solstice marking...
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- Jun 9, 2019
- 3 min
May 2019 - State of the flowers
May was a lovely month full of sunshine for the plants here! So it’s time for another flower update on the blog. This month was full of...
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- Apr 30, 2019
- 3 min
April 2019 - State of the flowers
It’s April and the sun has returned after several weeks of rain. I think this blog will be a great place to document things that go...
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- Apr 21, 2019
- 2 min
April Tea - Foraged Salmonberry flowers
April in the Pacific Northwest always brings a wave of blooms with it. The cherry trees burst into pink and white snow-like drifts,...
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- Mar 31, 2019
- 3 min
March 2019 - Flower Update!
It’s my goal to post monthly updates on the blog, so that those who are interested can follow along in this Flower Adventure! Exciting...
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- Mar 12, 2019
- 3 min
March Tea Blend - Cupboard Clearing
We’ve had a spate of cloudless days recently, filled with gentle yellow sunshine. It’s been perfect weather for viewing our local...
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Sara
- Feb 21, 2019
- 2 min
February Tea Blend - A Light in Grey Places
It’s been a quiet few weeks here at home as we avoided going out into the unusual amount of snow that fell on the Pacific Northwest. ...
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Sara
- Feb 6, 2019
- 3 min
Flower Adventure & The Festival of Broken Needles
February 8th is always a day I look forward to in winter. It’s known in Japan as Hari-Kuyō or Festival of Broken Needles, and I like to...
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- Jan 20, 2019
- 3 min
January Tea Blend - Russian Black & Thuja
As a child I always struggled with the fact that my birthday was in the depths of Winter. It seemed incredibly cruel to me that I could...
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Sara
- Dec 29, 2018
- 3 min
Celebrating the Winter Solstice - Working with the Elements
The Winter Solstice is the flip side of the Summer Solstice. In the Northern Hemisphere it is the shortest day and longest night of the...
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- Dec 16, 2018
- 2 min
December Tea Blend - Winter Cheer!
Many cold days and wind storms have descended upon us already this December in the Pacific Northwest. Frost covers the land like snow...
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- Nov 24, 2018
- 3 min
Bundle Dyeing with Maple Leaves
I feel the Winter every day now as I wake up to a world made crystalline by glittering frost. The cold time of year is precious to me....
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Sara
- Nov 22, 2018
- 3 min
November Tea Blend - Frost Moon
The evenings come quickly now as we near the Winter Solstice. Looking at my weather app, I see we’re averaging just nine hours of...
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- Oct 28, 2018
- 3 min
Halloween Cookies for our Ancestors
October is my favorite month hands down. I know I shouldn’t choose favorites, but it’s just so lovely with the carpet of golden leaves in...
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- Oct 26, 2018
- 3 min
October Tea Blend - Golden Dragon
Autumn is in full splendor here in the Pacific Northwest. Just this morning I found myself continually entranced by the dance of Big...
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- Sep 30, 2018
- 3 min
Making Nests
Fall is my favorite gathering season. The weather is mild and the plants are beginning to go dormant and offer up their bounty as...
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