Monthly Archives: February 2014

Moss Witch

Posted on February 28, 2014 by karenrann

“Moss Witches prefer oak woods and particularly those where over 20,000 years ago the great grinding glaciers pushed large chunks of rock into apparently casual heaps and small bright streams leap through the trees.” Sara Maitland describes the Moss Witch’s … Continue reading →

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Sara Maitland, Gossip from the Forest:

Posted on February 21, 2014 by karenrann

“May is the magic month in the greenwood. Gradually, through its bright four weeks, the roof of the forest thickens into summer density, the fan-vaulting of winter branches filling in and blurring with leaf dance. There is a mysterious brightness, … Continue reading →

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New Leaf

Posted on February 13, 2014 by karenrann

Along with strips of bark, seed heads and numerous photos, I’d returned from Arran last year with a bag of huge Rhododendron magnificum leaves. Letting my hands do the thinking, I’d slice into one, feathering or ‘serrating’ the edges. As … Continue reading →

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Monthly Archives: February 2014

Moss Witch

Sara Maitland, Gossip from the Forest:

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