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I want a dumb life.
An ode to the unoptimized life: choosing wonder, slowness, and dirt under my nails in a world obsessed with smart things.
Oct 20, 2025
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Allie Winter
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On the cold edge of Spring.
A woodland walk through fog, birdsong, and the slow return of the sun.
Feb 10
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Leaf & Lore: Chamomile
The current herb in my cup.
Feb 6
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A Year of paying Attention.
Reflections from a year of keeping a nature journal and staying in the present.
Jan 28
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Unter the Needles: Field Notes from the Evergreen Realm Part II
Nurture, tend, soothe: winter nourishment from the forest.
Jan 19
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Nightfall in the Woods (Thousands of Miles apart)
Long-distance friendships and a gentle evening routines for sensitive souls.
Jan 12
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A Trapdoor into a Winter Wonderland
... and permission to feel tender when the world demands to be productive.
Jan 2
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Under the Needles: Field Notes from the Evergreen Realm, Part I
A closer look at the needles, resins, and lore of pine, spruce, fir, yew, and juniper.
Dec 1, 2025
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Allie Winter
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A Guide to Ethical Foraging
Foraging as relationship, not extraction.
Nov 24, 2025
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Allie Winter
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Befriending the Unseen
Reflections from a fog-draped morning.
Nov 10, 2025
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When the night listens back.
At the threshold between worlds, where the light fades and wild things stir.
Nov 1, 2025
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Field Notes from the Forest
Observations on nature, the seasons, botany and a slower pace of life from a little house nestled in the woods.
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Leaf & Lore: Chamomile
The current herb in my cup.
Feb 6
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Allie Winter
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7
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A Year of paying Attention.
Reflections from a year of keeping a nature journal and staying in the present.
Jan 28
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Allie Winter
51
16
8
Unter the Needles: Field Notes from the Evergreen Realm Part II
Nurture, tend, soothe: winter nourishment from the forest.
Jan 19
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Allie Winter
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Under the Needles: Field Notes from the Evergreen Realm, Part I
A closer look at the needles, resins, and lore of pine, spruce, fir, yew, and juniper.
Dec 1, 2025
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Allie Winter
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A Guide to Ethical Foraging
Foraging as relationship, not extraction.
Nov 24, 2025
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Allie Winter
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Herbal Preparations 101: Water, Vinegar, Honey, Oil, Spirit.
A Guide on how Plants share their Medicine
Oct 30, 2025
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October Field Notes: Roots and Fruits (Part I)
the first taste of autumn
Oct 11, 2025
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The Herbarium: an Introduction 🌱
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