
Leo
We are entering the fifth month of the year and we instantly see The Star. It’s Leo season and there is just no denying the bright shining light of a Leo soul. Summer is in full force and the heat creates a certain vibe in the garden. These are known as the lazy days of summer. We are...
Before we began the journey of parenthood together, my partner and I were road trippers. Driven by strong Sagittarius energies, we spent the better part of 6 months on the road together, traveling through the states, experiencing the land by car. There really is nothing like it. The freedom...
In astrology, the 5th house is associated to the energy of Leo.
It is the house of the fully realized self, the 5-pointed star, the god-body in physical form.
It also represents the creative force of the full human discussing our need, desire and ability to recreate with our minds, energetic...
Plants are powerhouses of nutrition. They grow with a particular goal of survival in an ever changing environment. They interact and change according to the needs of their surroundings and have an amazing ability, mind blowing really, to create hundreds of chemical reactions based on what they...
Cancer
Summer solstice arrives and Toni is experiencing something new again. The Sun now spends most of his time over the garden, beaming from early in the morning until late in the evening. The chatter of the garden has quieted and everyone is now focused on adapting to the increase of the...
(This blog is from a blog I hosted in 2017 on Wordpress. In an effort to share valuable content that has been lost in broken links over the years I will be sharing many of these blogs here.)
Since the beginning of motherhood, I knew I would unschool my children. There was a deep awareness that my...
Gemini
In the northern hemisphere, the energy of the Sun is nearing its peak during the season of Gemini. Each day the Sun has spent more time over this part of the Earth and the plants in the garden are reflecting the extra energy that father Sun provides. Interactions are increasing and...
You never know what you will find in a garden.
Spending time in an established garden can be such a rewarding experience. The senses are fully stimulated; colors deepening the vision of the eyes, smells signaling far away memories, sounds singing the song of nature and if we're lucky, we get to...
Thinking back, do you remember what the adults of your childhood taught you about bugs? Were you raised to fear them? Kill them upon sight? What was the message you received about insects?
For many of us, we were taught to stay away from the tiny, creepy, crawly beings of the world. Spiders,...
Is it possible to raise children in our modern, tech based world that are aware of the many traditional ways of living life on Earth without them feeling left out and behind?
In our home, the answer is YES WE CAN!!!
Parenthood is never an easy journey. From the first day through each growth stage...
In tropical astrology, Jupiter, the planet of expansion, higher consciousness, golden knowledge as well as movement for farther exploration, has moved into the sign of Aries, the planet of the warrior, of the action taker, of the hot-headed leader, brave enough for all things.
This...