by Ruth | Dec 24, 2020 | Reflection
Way back in October I planted bulbs, excited at the prospect of them flowering from the frosts in February to midsummer. A few weeks ago most of them had pushed their green heads through the soil. I wanted to whisper to them ‘go back down, I know it’s warm...
by Ruth | Aug 27, 2020 | Reflection
A friend asked me this week how to decide what herbs to buy, where to buy them and how to look after them. I realised that the wisdom I soaked up as a child, surrounded by parents who grew everything under the sun, wasn’t common knowledge. In truth, whenever I...
by Ruth | Nov 4, 2019 | Emotional Wellbeing, Nourishing Food, Relationships, Sisterhood
I can’t remember when I started to bake with Mum. It feels like we’ve always baked Christmas goodies together. Whenever the tradition began, it is now a firm one, a ritual we share, one we get excited about together. This year, as we agreed when we’d...
by Ruth | Oct 9, 2019 | Celtic Wisdom, Nourished Communication, Reflection
It’s over 8 months since I wrote anything here. I could claim buying a new house with my husband (yippee) distracted me. It did. I was verra distracted. Is that the reason though? I feel kind of ashamed. Where does the shame come from? Probably a learning from...
by Ruth | Feb 1, 2019 | Celtic Wisdom, Reflection
I’ve been seduced by the darkness. I used to hate the Winter. Boring and quiet and moody. I didn’t want to hang out there at all. I wanted daffodils. I wanted new growth and new projects. The appeal of comforting stews & winter woolies always wore off...