Spring Gardens in January
Leading up to Christmas, seed catalogs start filling my mailbox. Resisting the temptation to hastily flip through them while I sort through mail, I carefully stack the catalogs aside. I smile as I pass the neatly stacked pile, knowing a quiet rainy day will come. Each year in January, without fail, the perfect day arrives, a day for a fireside cup of tea with stacks of seed catalogs and books encircling me. The day shows up with the sound of rain, extra time, and quiet space. I start the tea kettle, grab the seed catalogs, take down my carefully wax paper wrapped seeds saved from my garden, find some blank paper, a sharpened pencil and start to plan…
Foraging for Breakfast
Foraging for breakfast is an adventurous and invigorating way to start your morning. After my morning cup of tea and devotion, my favorite thing to do is to walk the garden. This time of the year, as the harvest starts to ripen, I pick some edible leafy greens, herbs, beans and any other edible finds. I then head to my little chicken coop to grab an egg and then off to the kitchen to fix up a little morning meal.