by Kristine De Block | Apr 30, 2025 | Blog Post
Returning to the May Tree and the Shape of Love Every spring, when the hawthorn blooms and the hedgerows turn white, I feel it – that quiet pull back to something older than myself. It’s not loud. It doesn’t demand anything. It’s just there – a soft ache, a tug at the...
by Kristine De Block | Apr 9, 2025 | Blog Post
The spring stories we were never told – of hares and bells With the arrival of spring, the colour yellow seems to be everywhere. The other day I went for a walk with my boy along the green lanes of our town – fresh air, sunny, his freckled nose pink with...
by Kristine De Block | Apr 21, 2025 | Blog Post
Dandelions in Jumpers and Pockets full of Earth Medicine The dandelions were bright that day – like little suns scattered across the green. I hadn’t brought a basket, of course. Just a walk, a pocketless jumper, and two muddy-kneed children racing ahead. So I...
by Kristine De Block | Feb 25, 2026 | Blog Post
SWEET VIOLET – A FLOWER OF LOVE AND GRIEF Sweet violet (Viola odorata) turned up in my garden this February. I didn’t plant it. It arrived on its own, weeks ahead of schedule, three small purple faces tucked under their own heart-shaped leaves in the patch...
by Kristine De Block | May 21, 2025 | Blog Post
Before the Nettles turn, on the edge of Spring I stood in front of a patch of nettles this week and found myself hesitating. Scissors in hand, basket by my side… but something in me paused. The plants were taller now. The sting sharper. A few of the females had...
by Kristine De Block | Mar 12, 2025 | Blog Post
Spring Equinox: A season of reckoning and release There’s this idea that spring arrives with a sigh. Soft petals, birdsong, everything gently waking up. But if you’ve really paid attention – in the garden, on the land, or within yourself – you’ll know the...