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It was spring of 2021. I was staying positive and seeing silver linings everywhere. This doesn’t mean I wasn’t in over my head. I was...
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Chwynyn Vaughan - Slow Botanicals
Mar 24, 20233 min read
Less Time for Better Family Time
I wonder if you can relate? My daughter and I love each other so much and I really understand her. That’s great, right? I feel lucky. But...
Chwynyn Vaughan - Slow Botanicals
Jan 25, 20237 min read
Is your home your sanctuary?
It's winter. The mornings are dark, evening starts early. I actually like these long, dark days. I find them as exciting, even if not as...
Chwynyn Vaughan - Slow Botanicals
Dec 27, 20224 min read
What are your simple, special, seasonal traditions?
Happy Holidays! Happy Solstice! Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! Now that we are getting to the latter part of this special holiday time,...
Chwynyn Vaughan - Slow Botanicals
Oct 6, 20225 min read
An Autumn Like No Other
Our autumn so far feels more like summer than what fall is meant to be. My daily life is ruled by the rhythms of the seasons, and so this...
Chwynyn Vaughan - Slow Botanicals
Sep 9, 20223 min read
Autumn is Stirring
A transition of seasons is upon us. It has become darker outdoors and I have turned on the light in my greenhouse and set the timer....
Chwynyn Vaughan - Slow Botanicals
Jul 28, 20225 min read
What Happens in July
I really missed writing last week! The last two weeks have been very full. In my family life, the garden, and other going-ons with my...
Chwynyn Vaughan - Slow Botanicals
Jun 23, 20227 min read
Summer Starts
I have been enjoying the special quality of light that has been falling on me, as I wash and slice freshly harvested strawberries
Chwynyn Vaughan - Slow Botanicals
May 27, 20226 min read
The Creative Family Life
Over the past week, I have quite enjoyed myself while blending, mixing and pouring a fair bit of botanical skin balm and soap. Recently,...
Chwynyn Vaughan - Slow Botanicals
May 20, 20226 min read
The Parallels of Parenting and Gardening
While working the garden, I thought about how my garden tactics have changed, just like my parenting. For similar reasons.
Chwynyn Vaughan - Slow Botanicals
May 12, 20226 min read
Life Lived in Seasons
Throughout my adult days, there have been the same threads always running through and determining how I spend my daily life.
Chwynyn Vaughan - Slow Botanicals
May 5, 20227 min read
A Garden Story
When my husband and I first arrived in Los Angeles, direct from Montreal, with only two suitcases, I was excited to begin a new chapter...
Chwynyn Vaughan - Slow Botanicals
Apr 28, 20225 min read
My Kids have Slowed Me Down
I can't push the plants to grow any faster than they will. I can't will them into blooming ahead of their own schedule. I have to slow down.
Chwynyn Vaughan - Slow Botanicals
Mar 18, 20224 min read
Another Birthday, No-Dig, and Aid for Ukraine
We had another birthday in the family this week. This time my daughter turned eight. I was thinking about where I was when I was pregnant...
Chwynyn Vaughan - Slow Botanicals
Feb 5, 20222 min read
Life this Week
It is January, and though it is still dark in the morning, the light is beginning to increase. When I called the kids home for dinner...
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