WoolyMossRoots

B got a new hat! He was overdue for a handknit hat from me, having outgrown the other hats I had knit for him. As you long time readers will remember, there were years when I was knitting regular...

https://woolymossroots.com/2024/05/his-forest-green-hat/

I originally wrote this and posted it here in 2016. Here’s an updated version. This message has been in my heart lately, and today felt like the day to share it. Someone once said to me what a ...

https://woolymossroots.com/2024/04/practicing-gratitude/

I’ve mentioned mason bees here on the blog many times over the years. We love them! We’ve raised spring mason bees, as well as summer leafcutter bees. They are both such adorable little bees,...

https://woolymossroots.com/2024/04/raising-spring-mason-bees/

Be Kind To Yourself You are amazing, and you deserve it. Life can be hard, ease up on yourself. There are different seasons of life, and you do the best you can in the one you’re in. Remember t...

https://woolymossroots.com/2024/04/be-kind-to-yourself-2/

Today might have been my last time going to Diess Feed and Seed in Eugene, Oregon. They are closing their doors, and I wanted to walk around the place and appreciate it another time before that h...

https://woolymossroots.com/2024/04/saying-goodbye-to-diess-feed-seed/

Every year we look forward to the trillium blooming. The first ones we usually notice are the flowers that bloom along the driveway. They let us know it’s time to do our spring walk around the ...

https://woolymossroots.com/2024/04/trillium-walk/

The daily animal chores are a big part of our life around here, and they get us outside multiple times a day, no matter the weather. I have really come to appreciate that the last few years. When...

https://woolymossroots.com/2024/03/outside-everyday-animals-on-the-homestead/

Growing up, I ate a lot of boxed cereal for breakfast. (Or anytime of day for that matter.) It was a staple of my youth. I remember my grandpa eating oatmeal, but I don’t remember eating much h...

https://woolymossroots.com/2024/03/making-quinoa-hot-cereal/

Last Thursday we got snow. It melted quickly. (Much to B’s disappointment.) There was hail, and a thunderstorm that day too. It was the first time I remember ever experiencing thunder (loud, ru...

https://woolymossroots.com/2024/03/snowy-weekend/

It’s amazing how calming simply drinking a cup of tea can be. We’ve joked in our house about the same scenario playing out- having the intention to sit down and drink a cup of tea- but after ...

https://woolymossroots.com/2024/02/slowing-down-drinking-tea/