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Bigfoot Festival
We braved the thunder storms to go Big Foot hunting! Metaline Falls, a small town about a two hours north of Spokane WA, hosts an annual Bigfoot festival. The festival consists of lots of yummy food, fun vendors, and several big foot experts who give talks and have booths set up with information. I am…
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Out of Towners
We were able to have a couple out of towners stay with us recently. My parent flew in all the way from Maine, with lobsters in tow, to visit our new home. We don’t have family close so every visit is extra special. Moving away from home has led to so many opportunities in my…
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Big changes for our little family
It’s been a little bit since my last blog post and I have a big update! I recently accepted a job with the Army Corp of Engineers. Our plan was always for me to go back to work eventually, and this job presents an amazing opportunity. As I write this, I have been at the…
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Fire Cider
I’ve always wanted make fire cider. It is a well known tonic for any herbalist’s arsenal. There are many good recipes online and I’m still learning the ins and outs of making my own. To make fire cider you gather immune boosting herbs, hot peppers, citrus, garlic, ginger, and anything that that will add a…
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Shifting into fall
The mornings are getting chillier and the leaves are starting to change. The shortening days signal the shift of seasons but even more so I can smell it in the air. The smell of green grass is replaced by drying leaves, wood smoke, and just a hint of snow. I feel it in my bones…
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A Tale of a Rather Small Garden
Our garden is small this year. And by small I mean less than a half dozen plants, of those I think we may only get 5 tomatoes and a few handfuls of fresh herbs. Despite having a extremely productive garden for the past three years I was feeling very intimated this spring. Gardening in sunny…
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Real Life Moments
When thinking about what I wanted to write on my last blog I had the idea of curating a photo journal of the process of making a yarrow balm. It would include photos of myself in a long dress foraging from a sunlit meadow and a series of photos documenting the process start to finish.…
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Yarrow Oil
Our home sits on 4 acres of woods and meadows. We moved here in the dead of winter so we had no idea what plants would spring up once the snow melted. It’s been a favorite pastime to take the girls on nature walks and identify the wildflowers and shrubs. Much to my delight we…
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Skip Jump and a Hop
When we were deciding whether to move our whole life to a new state one of our deciding factors was proximity to family. Our family is all over the country, literally from one coast to the other and a few in between. Although we are still not close enough to meet up for Monday dinner,…
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Hello Again
Hello again, its been awhile and I have some big news! We are expecting another little girl in October! We are so excited and it will be a lot of fun raising a toddler and a newborn (aka crazy town). I would like to start posting more often as well, we have been on quite…
Bit of Betsy 