the love of my life made this spot by the brook. I can’t wait to write here when the mosquitos have had their fill and gone away

Witch in the Woods

Living the inky life Witch Maddy in the woods

I made me a yummy #mugcake! The recipe will be up in my Stories in two seconds. Music by @elaine.biss Just a note- I have gluten sensitivities so i would use Rawtella (not sponsored). I also changed the recipe from flour to coconut flour and almond milk, which makes it somewhat non-dairy. Nutella has milk, soy, loads of sugar and gluten. Also, I added a KitKat and a Reese’s peanut Butter cup inside. This makes it richer, creamier surprise. Also loads it it with calories. . . . . . . . . . . #delish #baking #sweets #foods #nutella #eeeeeats #cakes #instalike #desserts #food #sweettooth #feedfeed #getoutside #coldoutside #microwavecake #woodsliving #snowmanwatercolor #campvibes #wintercomfortfood #earthfocus #winterbaking #lazygirlbaking #travelstoke #nakedplanet #cooking #nutella #kitkatcake #gluttenfree #mugcupcake

My bro was playing on this at Easter and I thought it would be a cool little vid. Haha. This what happens when you grow up in the forest, we will climb anything. 🌲🌲 . . . . . . #nogymnoproblem #goofin #postrun #forest #woodsliving #transguy #transman #playin #cake #itwasrealslippery #rainydays

Biggers and the courtship of the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo

Poetry on the Hill. By Chris Wright, with apologies to Edward Lear On the Top of Winchmore HillCricket pitches there to mow,In the middle of the woodsLived the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo.Two old chairs, and half a candle,One old bat without a handle–These were all his worldly goods,In the middle of the woods,These were all his worldly goods,Of the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo,Of the Yonghy-Bonghy Bo. Once, among the…

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Sit Together ~ A Weekend Workshop with Vic Tesolin. Next weekend at the Unplugged Woodshop Toronto, we’re pleased to welcome guest instructor, Vic Tesolin ( @minimalist_woodworker @woodslivers ) for a weekend of bench building, hand tools and a few laughs along the way. There are only a few spots left for this event so reserve your spot today! A great way to get into hand tools and a nice idea for that special Holiday Gift. Check out the Unplugged Woodshop website for details. #theunpluggedwoodshop #woodworkingclasses #giftideas #learnwoodworking #handcraft #torontocraft #torontomakers #handtools #furnituremaking #holidaygiftideas #woodworkingintoronto #torontolife #diy #leslieville (at The Unplugged Woodshop)

this morning we had rice porridge with currants and hazelnuts. all of the trees along the footpath had buds on the ends of their fingers, already untwisting and catching the morning light. the baby’s hair is getting long. there is more rust in my bones than I’d like with summer just ahead of me.

happy spring 🌱

I did not expect the joy I felt upon opening the cabin door and seeing the great melt this morning. the fog, the mess of melted snow and ash that makes our path to the car, the stream that goes. I’m not so naive to think it will last just yet, but we’ll be soaking it up as much as we possibly can today.

more snow came in the night. covered every needle and catkin in these woods. every day I become more desperate for winter to yield, but in the morning when the sun is out and I look around at where it all landed when I was asleep, peace overwhelms me. where I am is lovely, even if it is not where I wish to be.

the air is ours to breathe again. so much hangs in it. I have felt frozen in place for weeks, but yesterday I left my winter boots on the path in the garden. my legs are sore and scratched from a walk through our family’s unruly wood. the chickadees are signing the right sort of song.

I remind myself over and over to look around, closely, and be patient - the trees and the sun and the dirt and the rain will do what they need to do in their own time. I am always so eager to make it to that next moment, when the trees and the sun and the dirt and the rain have done their part even though I have not. my heart goes much faster than the rest of me.

a gloomful day made better by daffodils

I came into this sleepy, gloomful day all hoarse and croaky. the baby so kindly shared the virus (you know the one) with his Ma, as we guessed he would. for that reason I can’t very well go gallivanting, but I have been wanting to show off the gorgeous snoods a friend very kindly crocheted for me! this is one of many she created from a pattern I purchased from Pineapple and Bee on Etsy..

hope you all spend your weekend well. do some gallivanting on my behalf ✨