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It is only a 40 min drive - and yet - the landscape couldn't be more different. Oak and walnut trees make up the canopy. Wild roses, Cali grape, blackberries, and elderberry grow in abundance.

Whenever I visit California I am invariably asked this question: "When are you moving back home?"

You've heard of a selfie. But, have you heard of a shelfie? If you haven't yet guessed a shelfie is a picture of you + your bookshelf. And here is mine. These are the books I have been gathering since

These past few weeks visiting California has gone by in a blur. A happy blur, to be sure! As usual these quick trips are full of visits to friends and family and thus, a fair bit of festivity has taken

I am enjoying life to the fullest! For me that means reading books, making chai lattes & going on walks around the neighborhood. This has been a very enjoyable visit home 💚 Intro aside, let me tell

"The Obelisk Gate" the second book in the Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin. It is a hybrid between scifi and fantasy because there are elements of magic as well as scientific ideas about

Hello world!! This weekend I attended a Bachelorette party. Eight ladies sharing one house with a huge flower garden. There was also a lot of partying and fun. Today, though, I want to talk about the flowers

I have been a bit quite here on Hive during my summer vacation. It wasn't a conscious decision to stop posting, more like a decision to be fully in the present, to enjoy the company & landscape of

I made it to California! This trip included bus rides, long flights, another bus & finally a train. I finished a fun book, watched a lot of movies, and got to meet someone that I will never forget.

Here on our mini-homestead there are always a dozen projects going on. I have my garden of greens, my herbs drying in the shade, lots of food prep, and building project underway. As I prepared to leave

I don't want to embarrass myself by revealing just how long I have been working on this zine. This was the week I finally finished it, and that is what matters, right? I celebrated international zine month

A few days ago I shared a bit about my DIY writing retreat and my goal to publish my longest zine yet. I recieved a comment from someone who had never heard of zines before. So, I wanted to go in depth

When I am reaching for my phone first thing to the morning I think to myself: what legacy would I like to leave behind? Hours spent scrolling on instagram, or a chaotic book of my collages? These days

If you aren't familiar with the term zine let me briefly explain. A zine is a DIY, self published booklet. A zine can be about anything. It can be printed on a single page and then folded into a b

For years and years Jona and I have been dreaming of building our own house with our own hands. About two years ago we got the chance to make our dream a reality. And while this experience has been very

For years and years Jona and I have been dreaming of building our own house with our own hands. About two years ago we got the chance to make our dream a reality. And while this experience has been very

For years and years Jona and I have been dreaming of building our own house with our own hands. About two years ago we got the chance to make our dream a reality. And while this experience has been very

I say this often : it has been a while since I shared an update on our DIY build. I assure you that we've been working daily. Still, there isn't often big news to discuss when working as a two-person

Dark times are descending on the Earth. Like, we are literally living through the longest nights of the year in the Southern Hemisphere. And also globally. Things are looking pretty rough. The future

I thought machines were supposed to facilitate our work so that we would have more time for creativity but, sadly, I see a lot of artists being replaced by AI rather than supported by them.