Five Little Herbs Worth Growing on a Windowsill
A Sherwood & Sage Blog Post You do not need a garden to grow something. That is the thing I wish I had realized earlier. Do you have a windowsill? It turns out, that’s a great place to start. There is something about having a living plant in the house that shifts the air a […]
What Slow Living Actually Means to Me (It’s Not About Doing Less)
A Sherwood & Sage Blog Post When people hear “slow living,” they picture a cottage. A woman in a linen apron pulling bread from an oven. Soft morning light, no notifications, a garden that somehow tends itself. A life that looks nothing like most of our actual lives. And I get it. That image is […]
Why I Started Journaling Again With Prompts
A Sherwood & Sage Blog Post I was a journal kid before I was anything else. I had a Judy Blume diary, given to my by my great-grandmother. I wrote in it in pencil on purpose, so I could erase a line or an entire page and write it again until it felt right. I […]
What My Tarot Practice Actually Looks Like (It’s Not What You Think)
A Sherwood & Sage Blog Post I want to be honest with you about something right away: my tarot practice is not dramatic. There are no candles burning every night (sometimes, but not always). There is no elaborate altar setup or perfectly curated spread cloth. Most days it happens at the coffee table while dinner […]
What a Worry Stone Is (And Why We Make Them by Hand)
What a Worry Stone Is (And Why We Make Them by Hand) There is something very old about the idea of holding something small in your hand when things feel big. Long before anyone called them worry stones, people carried smooth river pebbles, worn coins, pieces of sea glass. Object that fit perfectly in a […]
Remember to Take Care of Yourself
Self-care isn’t always a smoothie and sunrise yoga. Sometimes it’s remembering to drink water. A gentler, more honest look at taking care of yourself
6 Things Worth Growing in a Small Urban Garden This Summer
You don’t need a lot of space to grow something meaningful. Here are five things worth planting in a small urban garden this summer.
Our Favorite Tools for a Slow, Intentional Kitchen
The kitchen is where our days slow down. It’s where dinner gets decided by what the garden gave us, where new recipes from far-off places get attempted (some triumphs, some learning experiences) and where more than one important conversation has happened over something simmering. We don’t believe a slow kitchen needs fancy gadgets. It needs […]
Building Something Together
A mother, a daughter, and a small slow dream taking root. The real story of how burnout led to building Sherwood and Sage together