Summer, oh summer. I'm writing this in mid-October. The fact that we are well into autumn is not lost on me, but that memo has been missed by Mother Nature. It took over two weeks of diving head on into October for the weather to finally, finally become autumnal. Cool, crisp, woodsmoke in the air.…
The last I wrote was in April and per usual, the warmer weather drew me outdoors and away from indoor focuses. Gone were journals, left behind were crochet projects, and forgotten were embroideries. We finished the last of our jarred goods from last year's harvest and the snow finally melted. Environmentally, this year is something…
Continue reading ➞ Wild & Precious Life – Mid-Spring to Early Summer 2021
January descended upon the Finger Lakes with heavy snow. One snowstorm followed another, although we truthfully didn't get many. The temperatures remained low, and the snow remained on the ground. Too high for play, we stayed indoors. When I look at the past few months, I find myself at a loss for words. How do…
Continue reading ➞ Wild & Precious Life – End of Winter/Start of Spring 2021
It is odd to consider my previous post about the start of our social isolation and how, even with the world falling to pieces, I had such hope that we would return to normalcy by summer (even though I did not verbalize it to that extent in that post). I think, even back then, I…
Continue reading ➞ Wild & Precious Life – Summer Quarantine 2020
In this age of the world wide web being at the fingertips of nearly all, I have found that everyone has an opinion they wish to share about every event in our lives whether personal or global. It's that understanding that left me hesitant to write an update for these last few months. What have…
Erica Rose Eberhart 