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Jana McLaughlin
@janamclaughlin
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Notes from the Forest
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W̱SÁNEĆ Territory, Victoria BC
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https://janamclaughlin.wordpress.com/
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June 27, 2017
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janamclaughlin
motorcycles
2017-08-02 03:46
First Time Motorcycle Camping! Cowican River, BC
I can finally check "motorcycle camping" off my to-do list! Last weekend I camped with my bike for the first time. I've been on overnights but never had to carry all my camping gear. I was pretty
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janamclaughlin
permaculture
2017-07-21 00:45
Permaculture Plants: Perovskia, Russian Sage! Food, Medicine, Beauty and more....
This plant is amazing! I wanted to write about Perovskia, or Russian Sage, just because it is so stunningly beautiful, but once I started looking into its other properties I was blown away. As you can
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janamclaughlin
poetry
2017-07-17 15:21
Kehena Nights - poem
Kehena Nights I pray to become content in boring routine let days fly past while my life turns to stone let the world’s troubles wash over me Drown out all sorrows with TV I dreamt I got the real settlement
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janamclaughlin
gardening
2017-07-16 15:52
Crop Real Estate - time, space, value
I just want to speak a moment about crop "real estate." By that I mean how much space and time a crop takes up. See this cabbage? (Cat for scale.) I just cut it and it's not even headed up yet.
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janamclaughlin
permaculture
2017-07-13 04:43
Give Thanks
I've just come in from the garden. It's getting dark. I needed a little time there after a long day of racing, stressful thoughts stemming from a Facebook convo with friends about climate change doom and
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janamclaughlin
travel
2017-07-09 16:40
Great Day Hike in Victoria, BC! Saanich Inlet, Jocelyn Hill, Gowland Tod
Looking across to the Malahat & Hwy 1. Yesterday my husband and I hiked Holmes Peak and Jocelyn Hill, part of the Gowland-Tod Park just outside Victoria, BC. We'd never been up there before and I really
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janamclaughlin
permaculture
2017-07-07 15:18
Permaculture Plants: Self Heal, Prunella vulgaris
I treasure the blooming of beautiful Prunella vulgaris - Self Heal. It's a wild, non-native around here, that shows up along roads and paths and in garden beds. This is one of those plants that puts into
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janamclaughlin
writing
2017-07-06 01:25
Paul Kingsnorth: "why can't we imagine how the land feels?"
Just wanted to share this article from Paul Kingsnorth from last year. It really spoke to me; I think this disconnection from place and nature is one of our biggest sources of pain today. This is what
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janamclaughlin
permaculture
2017-07-04 15:19
Permaculture Plants: Thimbleberries - My Favorite Berry!
I was pleasantly surprised yesterday to find my first thimbleberries of the year! Rubus parviflorus is my favourite berry, a little like a wild raspberry, and a bit tart. They are only available during
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janamclaughlin
gardening
2017-07-03 16:17
Common Gardening Mistakes - Landscape Fabric!
There is one thing that makes me shudder when a new client shows me their garden: landscape fabric. Gardens that use fabric often have predictable and avoidable problems and as a first step I usually recommend
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janamclaughlin
food
2017-07-03 02:34
Farmers' Market Bounty - easy vegetarian dinner
I went to a new farmers' market in town this morning. I went initially just to support a farmer friend and watch her table so she could have a break but ended up spending all my cash on some excellent
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janamclaughlin
poetry
2017-06-30 15:21
To the Sky From the Bluffs... a poem
Blue petaled flower named for a brown eyed woman have you no use sitting upon the hill? You fill the spaces we don’t see mingle with sea blush and look to your neighbors Perhaps the bees will visit you
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janamclaughlin
introduceyourself
2017-06-28 03:38
Notes from the Forest - poetry and writings on gardening, nature and permaculture
Greetings! My name is Jana McLaughlin. I'm a writer and gardener living in the forests of WSÁNEĆ territory (Victoria, BC). I started a WordPress page to share my writing a few months ago, but like the
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