autumn
recipes: quick and easy chicken broth
Recipe for quick and easy chicken broth using rotisserie chicken carcass and vegetables
Mary Oliver’s Wild Geese
It is tradition for me to read this poem on the first morning I hear the geese migrating for both winter and summer. Even though …
a psalm of harvest
God of Bounty, We offer thanksgiving to you in this season of harvest. For the food you created, for the rich soil that sheltered the …
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blogger’s note: If you’ve been following me for awhile, you willl recognize this post. There are many iterations of it on this site as it …
bathing in autumn light
The weather here in Western North Carolina has finally felt like autumn this weekend. I’ve been spoiled by work trips to Illinois and Maine earlier …
Mary Oliver’s Song for Autumn
In the deep fall don’t you imagine the leaves think how comfortable it will be to touch the earth instead of the nothingness of air …
wild geese
It has become a tradition for me to read the poem Wild Geese by Mary Oliver on the first morning I hear the geese migrating …
Rainer Maria Rilke’s Autumn
The leaves are falling, falling as if from far up, as if orchards were dying high in space. Each leaf falls as if it were …
lessons learned: maple leaves and transformation
Once in the morning and once in the afternoon, I walk the dogs down past the trees which affords me the opportunity to study the …
wild geese
This morning amidst the rustling trees and chattering hens, I heard them. I can’t say that even in the distance they were quiet. They flew …
John Birch’s prayer for winter
There is a winter in all of our lives, a chill and darkness that makes us yearn for days that have gone or put our …
growing grace farm’s Saturday morning apples
Wednesday night before Thanksgiving, I came home delighted to begin cooking and baking in my new kitchen. I had come across some beautiful Honey Crisp …
recipes: cooking with cranberries
It is my favorite holiday season–Thanksgiving! I thought I’d start posting a few recipes over the next few weeks to celebrate the foods served during …
two prayers of thanksgiving
The following prayers are from: http://www.faithandworship.com/Prayers_Autumn.htm#ixzz3G9IwNQKG We bless you, God of Seed and Harvest And we bless each other That the beauty of this …
this season, let’s thanks-give
Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action. ~W.J. Cameron Thanksgiving was never meant to be shut up in a single day. ~Robert Caspar Lintner …
remedy for grey autumn and winter days–forcing bulbs
Tonight, I have the joy of a few quiet minutes on the couch before heading to bed. As I look around me, I see bowls, …
lessons learned: on pumpkins and solitude
I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion. ~Henry David Thoreau There are …
a happier life~reflection on a saturday morn
It is a morning of expectation and delight as it is the first Saturday in quite some time that my daughter and I have not …
recipes: enjoying autum greens
In autumn, the sun sinks just low enough in the sky that she hides behind our trees most of the day. The farm sadly surrenders …
Mary Oliver’s Song for Autumn
Song for Autumn In the deep fall don’t you imagine the leaves think how comfortable it will be to touch the earth instead of the …
early morning turkeys and gratitude
Yesterday as I circled around the neighborhood to my daughter’s boyfriend’s home, I happened upon my first flock of autumn turkeys crossing the road. In …
my morning prayer
Gentle Creator, You come to me each morning in colorful sunrise in fading moonset in dewy grass in falling leaves in new plantlife in aging …
Rainer Maria Rilke’s Autumn
The leaves are falling, falling as if from far up, as if orchards were dying high in space. Each leaf falls as if it were …
lessons learned: autumn and the maples
Near my office, there are a few maple trees that border a parking lot. I can see them all from my window and take delight …
recipe: growing grace farms apple chips
This year, the apple trees on our family property have been fruitful to say the least. After a dud season last year, I am taking …
growing grace farm’s cinnamon honey applesauce
You know Mother Nature, she is bountiful one season then rests the next. Last year, we had not a one apple on any of the …
lessons learned: simple living
Living simply was something I experienced as a child but lost somewhere on the journey to adulthood. It included playing in the backyard, gardening with …
lessons learned: putting the gardens to bed
Yesterday, my daughter and I updated our kitchen calendar with events for the next couple of months. In the corner, I noted some projects I …
the gifts of Thanksgiving
If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, “thank you,” that would suffice. ~Meister Eckhart Autumn is my favorite season, not only …
early morning turkeys and gratitude
This weekend, I’ll be working on my cards so I thought I’d repost in the spirit of the season.~Cameron Do you ever have one of …
for the birds: growing grace farm’s bird suet
This morning, we are lazing on the couch for a bit before beginning out day. It has been rainy, cloudy, and cool for two days …
lessons learned: what handprint turkeys can teach us about simplicity and gratitude
For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends, For everything Thy …
Rainer Maria Rilke’s Autumn
The leaves are falling, falling as if from far up, as if orchards were dying high in space. Each leaf falls as if it were …
recipes: cooking with cranberries
It is my favorite holiday season–Thanksgiving! I thought I’d start posting a few recipes over the next few weeks to celebrate the foods served during …
recipes: growing grace farm’s dried apples
This past week, I found a great deal on bags of organic apples. Just my luck! Apples have become a staple of my grain-free breakfast …
recipes: growing grace farm’s kale chips
I love to hear my child exclaim “Yay!” when I announce I am making kale chips. As thin and crispy as regular chips, we love …
lessons learned: the wren and the crows
Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your inner voice. ~Steve Jobs This cloudy, autumn morning, I took the dogs on a brief …
at home with Autumn
Psalm of Contentment O sacred season of Autumn, be my teacher, for I wish to learn the virtue of contentment. As I gaze upon your …
lessons learned: on mint and gumption
Reposting this one as two opportunities for reflection this week reminded me why I cherish the word “gumption.” This morning on my brief stroll …