I realize I may lose some friends or clients for posting this, and some of my family may consider my views shameful. But more and more I feel as if history is … Read the rest “Taking a Stand”

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This is a gratitude story about surviving the hardships of making the leap from a suburban life to rural and remote. I wrote this post in 2015 to celebrate a decade out here at Wild Ozark, and these are all … Read the rest “Looking back on 20 years of roughing it in the Ozarks – Happy Thanksgiving 2025”

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This is a project years in the working. My garden is on a hillside behind our … Read the rest “Building a raised stone path”

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Yesterday I made the decoction and infusion for the Winter Crud syrup that goes into my annual herbal care gift set that I make for each of my adult children’s households. The other items include a bottle of sting oil, … Read the rest “Herbal Care Gift Set 2024”

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This post is being filed in my category for off-topic Musings. I’m sixty today, and the feels I’m feeling today are taking me by surprise. The wheel of life isn’t just creaking on this revolution – it’s nearly kicking and … Read the rest “The Creaking Wheel of Life”

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It’s so easy to get caught up on the big things – the huge projects, major hurdles, or life in general. Sometimes it can get overwhelming. I think that noticing those small accomplishments, moments, and experiences that make up the … Read the rest “Little Things can Make a Big Impact”

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When it’s a drought, we monitor our water usage more closely than when it isn’t so dry outside. When it gets like this, before I do anything that uses a lot of water, like washing clothes, I take a hike … Read the rest “Check the Spring Tank”

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The ‘Seep’ is where the ground stays wet on the far end of the horse’s field. Since it’s been so dry, I wondered if it had dried up too. Because if that spot is dry, then the creek is going … Read the rest “Checking the Spring Seep”

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While the world was in Covid shutdowns, I’d begun making blog posts I called ‘Hermit Journals‘. While I’m glad we’re not still in lockdown, I miss making those entries. So I’m going to start them up again as … Read the rest “Mindfulness | Hermit Diary”

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Even while doing sweat-inducing work totally unrelated to being creative, my mind is on art. Look at the color I found while I was digging a ditch 🙂

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