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Strawberry Crumble Dessert
Oh. Yes. It’s that time. Strawberries are here and what a relief it is to taste the delectably sweet, perfectly plump, thoroughly red flesh of one that is locally grown. I wait all year for...
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Where do your strawberries come from? Plus: How to Freeze
So now that you’ve made a delicious strawberry crumble from your fresh berries, what will you do with all the rest? Make ‘em last the year! Why is it important to do this? There are a couple of...
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For lovers of moss and waterfalls….
We had our joining ceremony (commonly referred to as a “marriage”) on June 21, the ripest, longest day of the year — the summer solstice. It was absolutely perfect and very uniquely “us”. I will soon...
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Simple Summer Living
Summer is in full swing. My breakfasts are full of local berries, and my little urban yard brings a plethora of goodies. It’s pretty amazing what can fit in a small space when you fill it to the brim!...
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Zucchini-Blueberry Muffins
It is the most wonderful time of year for eating local foods! I just can’t believe how abundant things are at the market and in our garden. It’s delightful! It’s also the time of year when people...
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Healing Herbal Liniment
For me, the word “liniment” conjures up images of a very old-timey medicine cabinet. But that certainly doesn’t mean that this old-time remedy won’t work well! The fact that liniments have been...
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Forest Farming, Inoculating Mushroom Logs, and a Surprise
Recently I attended a weekend workshop focused on forest farming. I can hear you ask, “What’s forest farming?” Well, it’s the process of growing non-timber forest crops beneath the canopy of an...
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What Pizza Wants to Be – Tomato Galette
It’s really getting to be tomato time! I’ve been making lots of pastas tossed with tomatoes and several varieties of tomato, basil, and mozzarella salad. Often I add whatever extra vegetables are...
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Embracing Summer
How does one capture a season? Is it in the amount produced in the garden or kitchen? The foods eaten or what the harvest brings? The way of the sky and the feel of the air? Is it in the flowers that...
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Zucchini Fritters
It’s a fun challenge to continuously find new ways of preparing the abundance of produce that appears this time of year. After trying zucchini fritters recently, I’ve realized that they’re nothing new...
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Happy Mabon! (And a maple-glazed squash recipe)
It’s Mabon, the fall equinox, and I can certainly tell that the days are starting to wind down into longer nights. Today, the day and night are equal and everything is in balance. It’s a wonderful...
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Super Easy DIY Moby-type Wrap for Baby
For me, the effort to live more simply will also come through in the way I try to raise baby Light Footsteps. So for example, that will mean cloth diapers, an attempt to avoid excessive scheduling,...
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Nourishing Pregnancy Tea
Our bodies require extra love and care while pregnant, especially nutritionally. Many of the herbs that I made part of my routine prior to becoming pregnant are also great at nourishing pregnant...
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Blessingway Beads
At some point during my pregnancy, I learned the term “Blessingway”. I believe it was because I saw an ad for this book (Mother Rising) in an issue of The Mother Magazine (a nice resource for...
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Nests and Nesting
I am so thankful to have this time of nesting. It has been a period of profound spiritual development, deep insights, and lots of preparation. Sewing of cloth diaper inserts and ring slings....
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Pumpkin and Lentil Soup
We’ve had some strange days of weather recently. This photo isn’t the best, but in it you can see a rainbow, really dark clouds to the North over the lake, and you can tell that it is 100% sunny...
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The Birth of Baby Light Footsteps
I feel a little strange making this post public because I am actually a very private person and this is a very intimate topic! However, over the months that I was pregnant with Baby Light Footsteps, I...
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Why We Chose a Homebirth
I received some encouraging feedback after posting my birth story. It led me to write a more detailed post about some of the reasons that we decided to birth at home. It’s hard to summarize such a...
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The Day After the Solstice
I’m late in wishing you a Happy Solstice and Festive Yule — one of the most promising Earth-based holidays of the year (the light returns!), but you’ll have to excuse me for I am often distracted by...
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Two Months in to Our New Adventure
The Light Footsteps Family has been busy enjoying the transition to a family of three. I’m not sure how so many other women bloggers manage to keep cranking out posts once they have a new baby. Guest...
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