Awakening

Just this past week, the world seems to have awoken – well, it has here in my little corner of southwest Ohio, anyway. Since moving here from northern Michigan, where spring was really a month of slush brought on by melting snow, I’ve truly grown to love this season. My favorite part of morning walksContinue reading “Awakening”

Pandemic Stress Cooking

This year seems simultaneously quick-moving and interminable. Some days it feels like 2020 will last forever, and yet it’s difficult to believe we’re already nearing the end of October. Time has become meaningless during this pandemic. I’m half convinced we’re living in some terrible, alternate timeline. I haven’t felt much like knitting lately, so I’veContinue reading “Pandemic Stress Cooking”

Plants: Summer Blues Cure

July and August have been really difficult months for me ever since we moved to Cincinnati. Between the high temperatures, oppressive humidity, and droves of people out at nearly all hours, everything is just so… overwhelming. This time of year, I’m usually looking forward to venturing back to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to escape the heatContinue reading “Plants: Summer Blues Cure”