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Engaged, to be or not to be.
Recently, a conversation arose over dinner. It just popped up from that invisible place that all good conversations do, out of nowhere and everywhere all at once. It came into the world in a similar...
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Mastery~ Far From It!
Every year, right about now, as the gardens and the beehives swell, and I am mulching squash plants and splitting yet another hive, I begin to wonder about mastery. Why this is, I am not yet sure, but...
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To Be Here Now…
There is a moment that comes along once a year, it happens right about now, just before the Summer Solstice, just before the sun reaches it’s northernmost point and the days begin to shorten. And if I...
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The Things That Need Doing~
When a beekeeper refers to a specific time of year, he does not reference a specific month, instead, he will name the plants that are flowering at a particular time. For example, he might tell you that...
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A Summer In Pictures
And so it can be said, that another summer at Honey Grove has passed. Sitting here on this first day of September, the long awaited rain is finally coming down and there are no words left. There is not...
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Autumn Days~
And so it is, that Autumn has once again found her way up the wooded path, to Honey Grove. And everything, since her arrival, appears to be more golden. More red. More yellow. And even on the greyest...
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October At Honey Grove~
October, the month when homesteaders everywhere take stock. Now is the time when you find yourself in your root cellar counting sacks of potatoes and jars of tomatoes. This is the moment when you...
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November Days~
November has come to Honey Grove. And the long awaited rains have begun to come down, to mist down, and to pour down. And there is great relief upon their arrival. Relief that is palpable, like a deep...
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On Leaving and Returning~
There is something to be said for taking a holiday, for the nourishment that comes with going away, for rest and relaxation and soulful reflection. Something to be said, for leaving the tasks of daily...
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April On Honey Grove, whew.
When April comes, twirling in her layered skirts of alder leaves, dancing as she does, up the tree lined path to Honey Grove, sending trees into leaf and buds into bloom, you cannot help but wonder how...
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The Sweetness of Summer
Summer, she’s here, like a long awaited visit from a dear friend, she has finally come up the path to Honey Grove and through the garden gate, as beautiful as ever, more beautiful perhaps, glowing in...
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Harvest at Honey Grove ~
And just like that, we are standing on the threshold of another autumn, and the alders that line the wooded path to our house, are already beginning to let down their leaves. And for reasons both...
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October on Honey Grove ~
And so we find ourselves in the beauty of another autumn, among the fallen leaves and the rose-hip hedgerows. Waking to mornings on the edge of frost, there is no denying that summer has left us for...
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February on Honey Grove ~
I am not sure that you will believe me when I tell you that Winter has not left us yet. (Well I should tell you that he did leave for 2 short weeks, but since then has returned, and as you can see, has...
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Spring? We hope!
Well at last, and only three days ago, she came. She arrived one sunny morning, just after the last drop of snow had melted. She arrived after several days of constant rains, when temperatures finally...
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Dandelion Days ~
I am not sure who first decided that dandelions were undesirable, but what a good deal of confusion this has caused. Ask any child or honeybee or wise-woman what they think of dandelions and they will...
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On Endings and Beginnings
And so it is that all things appear green and growing once again. There are apple blossoms on the orchard trees. And tulips in the garden. There are dandelion leaves for supper and one hundred shades...
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Here we go, it’s summer!
And so it is that we have at last found ourselves on the border of another summer (although comparatively speaking all things are later this year by about...
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Summertime On Honey Grove~
Summer has come to Honey Grove and we have found ourselves in the season of abundance, for everywhere we look there is something to eat or to harvest, something hanging ripe on the bough ready to...
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When August Comes
When August comes, gathering inspiration for dinner means a gentle walk down to the garden with a big sturdy basket. A basket that can withstand the weight of potatoes and carrots and cucumbers,...
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