This journal is for those who believe in paying attention, in exploring the wisdom and wonders of the seasons, and in unearthing the sacred in the ordinary. It's for people who feel enlivened by nature and touched by beauty. Here you'll find:

FIELD NOTES: My reflections through the seasons, and visual photographic collections from the land I steward at Forest & Flowers Retreat & Forest Farm

SACRED SEASONS: Contemplative, prayerful blessings and meditative entries to connect with the natural world and yourself through the seasons and cycles of life

BOTANIC: Exploring plants and our relationship with them

Free Subscribers:

  • Receive monthly FIELD NOTES and other periodic entries

Paid subscribers:

  • Receive new subscriber-only entries in FIELD NOTES, BOTANIC, and SACRED SEASONS plus access to Archives since 2022

  • BOTANIC HERBAL APOTHECARY GUIDE: a 32 page e-book with 11 plant profiles and 15 recipes on making your own herbal tinctures, glycerites, infusions, oils, salves, vinegars, syrups, sprays, juices, essential oil products and more.

  • Participate in a reciprocal gift to the Earth — all paid subscriptions are directed back to the land, as I cultivate an ecosystem at Forest & Flowers for regeneration of the Earth and all of us. Thank you.

Whether you choose a free or paid subscription, it’s a way to appreciate and support what’s shared here. If a paid subscription isn’t possible for you, reach out (complimentary subscriptions are available). On the other hand, if you’re in a place of abundance and want to gift a subscription to someone who needs it, or donate a gift subscription, thank you.

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"Paying attention is a form of reciprocity with the living world, receiving the gifts with open eyes and open heart.” -Robin Wall Kimmerer

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Unearthing the sacred in the ordinary and exploring the wisdom and wonders of nature

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Plant woman & steward of the land at Forest & Flowers Retreat and Forest Farm in Pennsylvania