First Quarter

Apr
28
A woodcutting that reads "8 hours for work, 8 hours for rest, 8 hours what we will," with illustrations.

Solar Summer + First Quarter: All work is work

Hello. It's a beautiful, sunny, dew-kissed Friday morning here, and this house's creeping phlox is blooming.
18 min read
Mar
31
Dark purple violets with green, curling, wedgelike leaves, surrounded by lighter purple phlox blosso

First Quarter: Choosing spring seeds

It's Friday. Hello. This week, I think more than I've really yet achieved here, I have
15 min read
Mar
03
A map displaying fields for spring planting, autumn planting, laying fallow, common pasture, meadow, and woodland.

First Quarter: The homestead & the commune

Hello. It's Friday. I had a fairly terrible start to this week, but it took several upturns yesterday,
22 min read
Feb
03
A basket stands upright. Before it is a rabbit pelt with a daffodil, a lily, and a plate containing a piece of Gjetost.

Solar Spring + First Quarter: What blooms in scarcity?

16 min read
Dec
30
An orange decoratively pierced with cloves in the shape of a quartered circle. Conifer needles and cones are placed nearby.

First Quarter: Orange pomanders

14 min read
Dec
02
First Quarter: Willow, alder, birch

First Quarter: Willow, alder, birch

It's Friday. Hello. Today I have less philosophy and more celebration — not only because I've wanted
17 min read