Terroir: How the Land Where We Live Influences the People We Become
Terroir (n): The characteristic taste and flavour of a crop (usually wine) or the characteristics of a people (often rural) that are imparted to them by the land they inhabit. Origin: French Root meaning: “Of the Earth/Soil.” Just as the land gives life to the plants...
12 Free & Easy Ways to Practice Self-Care (And Why It’s So Important to Make Time For You!)
* This article contains affiliate links. For more information, please read my Affiliate Disclosure. As a modern homesteader with a never-ending to-do list, it’s definitely not always easy to find the time to practice self-care. But it truly does benefit you...
On Losing A Child: A Birth Story About Love, Loss and A Heartbreaking Choice (Part 2)
(This story is part two of a two-part series documenting our experience of losing a child and ending a wanted pregnancy for medical reasons. Read part one here). Labour and delivery One of the nurses returned to the room and offered her condolences. She gave me a pill...
On Losing A Child: A Birth Story About Love, Loss and A Heartbreaking Choice (Part 1)
(This story is part one of a two-part series documenting our experience of losing a child and ending a wanted pregnancy for medical reasons. Read part two here). If you’re a regular reader of this blog and you are signed up for my weekly emails, you might...
