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Fez
We first noticed him while walking for exercise on our street at the beginning of the Covid “stay at home” orders. He was strolling in the field of a neighbor’s house but he easily caught our eye. Tall, proud and … Continue reading
Posted in Litchfield, Connecticut, New England, Pheasants, Travel, USA, wildlife
Tagged Connecticut, Covid, Freedom, Litchfield Hills, Pheasant hunting season, Pheasants, wildlife
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Cricket Hill Garden…It truly is “Peony Heaven”
Everyone said when we moved to our house in Litchfield that we should observe the landscape for a year to see what blooms in spring. We’ve had so many pleasant surprises but for sure the most elaborate display of flowers … Continue reading
Posted in New England, Travel
Tagged Cricket Hill Garden, Litchfield County, Litchfield Hills, Parasols, peonies, Peony, Thomaston
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And the seasons, they go round and round!
There hasn’t been a season since our arrival in May of last year that has been, according to the locals, “normal”. Cold, rainy spring, cool summer, warm fall and freezing winter with a Nor’easter once a week for three weeks…IN … Continue reading
Posted in Litchfield, Connecticut, New England, Travel
Tagged birdfeeders, Black bears, Bobcats, cardinals, Cats, Connecticut, Cornwall, coyotes, lilacs, Litchfield, nature, New England, nor'easters, peonies, Seasons, Snow, squirrels, Travel, woodpeckers
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Winter in New England
“I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says, “Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Litchfield, Connecticut, Travel
Tagged Arethusa Farm Dairy, Christmas, Christmas in New England, Farmhouse, Food, Grounded, Homestead, Kilbourn, Litchfield, meditation, New England, Snow, Switzerland, Travel, Winterizing, yoga
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Inheriting a garden…
I haven’t had a veggie garden since I was a child living in Blauvelt, New York. Most years, some time around Memorial Day when we hoped we had experienced the last frost of the season we would plant tomatoes, zucchini, … Continue reading
Posted in Food, garden, New York, Travel
Tagged farming, garden, Google, Litchfield, Litchfield County, meditation, mulch, Plants, seasons changing, Travel
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At home in Litchfield County, Connecticut
I haven’t blogged in so long it’s hard to know where to begin but I think it makes sense to start at the beginning of our new adventure. After selling our home in Fort Worth in May we drove cross … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged Connecticut, Lake Geneva, Litchfield, Litchfield County, Moving, Switzerland, Travel
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The Peace and Power of Gong Meditation and Sound Therapy
I’m usually blogging about journeys of the physical kind… food, cities, states or countries that require the movement of the self from one geography to the next. Today however I experienced a journey of the mind and spirit thanks to … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged amelelani, asanas, bliss, Dena Walker, Fort Worth, gong meditation, Kenny Kolter, Rebecca Butler, Restorative Yoga, sanctuary yoga room, sound meditation, sound therapy, yoga
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White Sands National Monument…Never Underestimate the Desert!
White Sands National Monument is just a 1.25 hour drive from Ruidoso, New Mexico. From the first moment I read about it I knew it was a place I had to visit. We set off on our road trip … Continue reading
Wild horses couldn’t drag me away! In search of wildlife in the Sierra Blanca Range of Lincoln National Forest.
I keep dreaming of my National Geographic moment, the time when I will witness a great feat of nature, be part of a once in a lifetime wildlife experience. Something safe and not too disturbing of course, but something big… … Continue reading
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