I love this blogging thing. I love
sharing our life with you, showing you pictures, and inspiring you.
I have readers from all over the world, including South Africa,
Germany, England, Switzerland, South America, New Zealand, Russia,
Malaysia, Russia, and Canada. Many of you have written to thank
me for writing my blog, to ask me questions, or to sign up for one of
our classes.
I can't get over it, I really can't. I
mean, I've been working on my self worth for years, but this big
success, thousands and thousands of page views in one year? It blows
my mind and humbles me, and sometimes, it makes me very, very nervous
about sounding like a bumbling idiot, or about offending someone,
since we all know I have strong opinions on pretty much everything.
So thank you, dear readers, for helping
me find my writing voice, and for making me feel like a part of a big
community of awesome people!
This week, we've had our first hard frost – the
kind of frost that makes the grass crunch underneath your feet. The
kind of frost that freezes the animals' water buckets and the duck
pond, and my kale in the garden. The kind of frost that has us
cranking the wood stove all day, or pull wool hats over our ears when
we venture outside. When I go out to the pasture to feed the pigs in
the morning, their steaming bodies are arranged next to each other in
a big pig pile.
Asparagus fronds |
A miracle has happened with all the
cold, clear weather: the sun has come out! Which means my mood is finally
greatly improved, which in turn helps the whole dynamic in our
family. If mama ain't happy, nobody's happy.
The transition from being outside all
day in the summer and fall to being cooped up in the house with weeks
and weeks of rain and darkness is always a difficult one, especially
for the South European sun worshipper that I am. But I think we have
found a groove. Self care is important for my sanity: exercise, a little time
alone each day, chocolate. Walks in the woods when the sun does show herself.
And part of why I am knitting like a knitting machine is because
it's my therapy. Color, wool, texture, creativity? Bring it on! And of course I knit to make money. My discount for my blog readers is still valid here. I just finished a really pretty scarf with very unusual yarn.
I leave you with a picture of Kambucha fermenting in my kitchen. If you don't know about this stuff, you should! It's incredibly healthy, and incredibly expensive to buy at a health food store. It costs very little to make at home!
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