Tag Archives: inspiration

Witch Hazel

Posted on January 21, 2023 by hernibs

Witch Hazel Yellow flowers, their secrets tell, witch hazel has now cast its spell – pulled the sun above the trees, scented every gentle breeze, I wander the garden dreaming of spring, witch hazel changes everything. ©Sharron R. McMillan

Posted in Gardening, inspiration, Living Simply, Poetry, Simplicity, Winter | Tagged Beauty, inspiration, winter, flowers, scent, yellow, witch hazel | Leave a comment

Snow Duvet

Posted on January 9, 2022 by hernibs

I love the muffled quiet of snow all around me,like nestling under a down duvet. Icicles hang from the roof edge all the way around the house, beautiful.A gust of wind shakes diamond dust here and then over there. I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Living Simply | Tagged Beauty, icicles, inspiration, nature, Peace, photograph, poem, winter | 5 Comments

Special Stops On The New Trails

Posted on June 21, 2021 by hernibs

A hole in the heart of a tree. But it healed, it grew around the wound and it made somethingunique and beautiful from what remained. Inspiring just to gaze on it.

Posted in Living Simply | Tagged cedar, healing, heart, inspiration, trail, tree | 2 Comments

Dolce far niente – sweet idleness

Posted on April 2, 2021 by hernibs

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged bc, Beauty, happy place, idleness, inspiration, Life, nature, Peace, photograph, seeing, water | 2 Comments

Covid Garden Angel

Posted on March 27, 2021 by hernibs

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged angel, Covid, garden, inspiration, Life, spring, woods | 2 Comments

A Natural Rock Garden

Posted on March 23, 2021 by hernibs

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged bc, Beauty, forest, garden, green, happy place, home, inspiration, Life, nature, Peace, photograph, seeing, woods | 3 Comments

Hang Ups In The Cabin

Posted on March 20, 2021 by hernibs

We needed a closet in the cabin bedroom. Here’s what Hisnibs came up with. I love it. And we needed a hall closet too, here’s that happy solution.

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged art, Beauty, cabin, closet, design, happy place, hooks, inspiration, Life, milled trees, photograph, solutions, willow | 3 Comments

Braided Rug Finished – Love it!

Posted on March 16, 2021 by hernibs

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged art, Beauty, braided rug, cabin, happy place, inspiration, Life, photograph, rag rug, share | 3 Comments

Lap Quilt Almost Finished

Posted on March 14, 2021 by hernibs

Dresden Plate Lap Quilt for my mother for her 100th birthday in May. It’s almost finished. Eldest daughter did the sewing, youngest daughter sent some special memory buttons to add to it. Middle daughter handmade fused glass buttons and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged 100 years old, art, birthday gift, heart, hope, inspiration, Life, love, memories, mother, photograph, quilt, sewing | 5 Comments

Spirals

Posted on March 10, 2021 by hernibs

The human mind always makes progress, but it is a progress in spirals. ~Madame de Staël French novelist 1766-1817

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged hope, inspiration, Life, Madame de Staël, mind, progress, Quote, remember, share, spirals, thoughts | 1 Comment

From Log to Shakes – 4 photographs

Posted on March 7, 2021 by hernibs

This cedar log has been lying in our woods for over 50s years. His nibs cut a 20′ long piece and tractored it out of the woods. Hisnibs split the log into 4 sections and then, using a froe and … Continue reading →

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged bc, cedar, froe, inspiration, Life, log, mallet, nature, photograph, shakes, splitting shakes, survival, woods | 1 Comment

Just What I Wanted

Posted on March 6, 2021 by hernibs

The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want. ~Ben Stein

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged art, bc, Beauty, Ben Stein, decide, forest, garden, inspiration, Life, nature, photograph, Quote, seeing, share, want, woods | 7 Comments

Questions

Posted on March 4, 2021 by hernibs

Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves. Live the questions now. Perhaps you will find them gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer. ~Rainer Maria … Continue reading →

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged art, bc, Beauty, flowers, freedom, hope, inspiration, Life, nature, photograph, Quote, Rainer Maria Rilke, survival, thoughts | 2 Comments

Pebble Art – Fish Tales

Posted on March 2, 2021 by hernibs

I love these pebble fish happily floating in their aquarium amongst seashells and plants. The artist is a dear friend of ours and I wanted to share her creativity. Go take a look at her Etsy shop, she has more … Continue reading →

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged art, Beauty, fish, inspiration, Life, nature, pebbles, photograph, sea, seashells, water | 2 Comments

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