Thorn & Hedge Magic for Spring (Botanical Anthology, Spring 2023)
(Hawthorn tree, May, Rome, Italy) Blackthorn and Hawthorn are considered thresholds to the Otherworld, fiercely guarded by fairies [...]
March 2023
November 2021
Sacred Foods: Acorn Magic
Art by Roberto Campus Acorns are an abundant food source which our resilient Ancestors used to survive hard times. Acorns are also [...]
September 2020
Part 3: Live Like a Sardinian: The Key to Longevity
The welcome sign entering my mother in-law's village, Gallura region of Sardinia In Sardinia, people tend to live longer than in [...]
September 2018
5 Ways to Start Building Ancestral Legacy Today
Start building an ancestral legacy today with these 5 practices. According to Merriam-Webster, Legacy is “something transmit [...]
July 2018
My Family Eats on Less than $400/Month: Modern Peasant Primer
I have a family of five – three adults and two children, aged 5 and 2. We eat on a budget of about 70 € EUR a week, which is aroun [...]
May 2018
Bread Salad for the Modern Peasant
Peasant bread salad I have found that some of my best and most inspired dishes come from when the cupboards are almost bare. It [...]
The Many Uses for Rose Petals
I am a late but ardent lover of roses. For a long time, they were just too ordinary for my tastes, nothing but a generic way to sa [...]
February 2018
Spices: Culinary Magic
Spices are at the heart of every kitchen and add much depth and flavor to the dishes you prepare there. In essence, they are [...]
January 2018
The Sea Provides: Appreciating Struggle
How is it possible to appreciate the struggle? Just when you think you’ve had about enough from the department of “Life Lessons” i [...]
Taking A Walk in our Sardinian Neighborhood
Moving from our rural and wooded homestead in Vermont to the Italian island of Sardinia is a big change, yet a welcomed one. Under [...]
