We welcome back the sun and say goodbye to some negative energy Being an old pagan bunch with roots all over the northern world, our crew here at the Woodshed Autonomous Zone has a bonfire every winter solstice. We do this to call the sunlight back just as our […]
Monthly Archives: December 2021
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Predator Control: Be strong, families. You can do this. Reasons to trap cats: Definition: “Stray” (noun) domestic animal that is wandering at large. There are over 60 million pet cats in the US many of which roam loose, plus there are 70 million feral cats that are all strays. Getting […]
Raven stories: The raven is a mystical bird among indigenous peoples across the northern world. In Southeast Alaska where I live, Raven is the central figure of creation mythologies and Tlingit society divided back in the mists of time into two moieties; eagle and raven, with complex cultural conventions […]
Almond-Apricot Biscotti Our friend Julie shared these with us one Christmas. Soft in the middle, they still stand up nicely to being dunked in your morning coffee. They’ve became a holiday staple on our cookie give away plates. The original recipe was in Bon Appetit Magazine many years ago. I’ve […]
Ron Hynes: a great Newfoundland singer/songwriter, was born on December 7, 1950. He was The Man of a Thousand Songs. And there are at least a thousand stories about the man himself. Here are four: 1) How Ron got his handle: Ron became The Man of a Thousand Songs when […]