A Round Up

January 13, 2021 by

I have a few things to share with you today! I’m going to start referring to these sorts of posts as “round ups” — giddy up!!!

Herne’s new lineup! I wear wool almost every day, usually layers of it, and this company makes the best wool jackets I’ve ever worn (and I own a good number of wool jackets). What makes their pieces special is that they are a wool to wardrobe company, yes, but I would add that I have never worn wool so light, so warm, so soft (they brush the interiors of their jackets), in such timeless designs that are so well made and thoughtfully constructed. These jackets seem bespoke, tailored by hand, worth every penny.

I recently enjoyed the thoughts shared here about Julian of Norwich. You might, too. All shall be well.

I’ve been enjoying Tyler Childer’s newest album lately. It’s been made famous by the last track on the album which has lyrics, however, the rest of the album is instrumental and sometimes it’s nice to listen to plain old music. I play this in my studio when the noise of the world seems to have pushed past my firewalls and into my sanctuary.

I’ve been reading! I’ve been reading a lot. Here’s the look of my current reading stack:

1984
Rilke’s Book of Hours
Art + Faith
Soil and Sacrament
Letters of a Woman Homesteader
No Time To Spare
The Starless Sea

Modern Huntsman Volume 6 is now printed and shipping. It’s beautiful, full of incredible images and storytelling. I always like to remind you that this book isn’t just for hunters, it’s for everyone. My piece in this volume is a humble little story about our farm and elk country. I hope you like it!

I think I complained about the state of Hollywood script writing a couple posts ago but I want to tell you about how much fun we had watching old movies over our Christmas holiday. We went on a Hayley Mills kick with The Parent Trap, The Moon Spinners and Tiger Bay. Then we chased our Hayley binge with Cleopatra which is a serious commitment. Old movies are such treasure. I love the set designs and costuming and knowing that the actors are all real, nothing was computer generated. I like how people used to speak. I love the way Hayley Mills always grabs her head in two hands and then says “Oooooh!” We also have started “old westerns night” with our neighbors which we kicked off with Lonesome Dove. Classic!

If you are looking for a truly (not greenwashed) non-toxic all purpose cleaner, look no further. I began using Branch Basics over a year ago and I’ve not looked back since. I use it to clean everything from laundry to the big french doors that open into my studio which seem to be constantly smeared by dog noses.

As many of you know, we grow some of our garlic under contract for a small fermented garlic company based in Ketchum, Idaho. You can now buy Sundries Farm fermented garlic through the Scratch Black Garlic website — grown by us on our little farm here on the Snake River and fermented by our friends in Ketchum, it’s Idahoan through and through. Bon appetit!

I hope your week started off wonderfully and that the sun is shining where you are. Go outside! Feel the sun and wind and let your heart fill up with gratitude.

XX

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Comments

  1. Samantha says
    January 14, 2021 at 8:35 am

    i loved the starless sea! i read it on a backpacking trip in grand canyon. have you read migrations by charlotte mcconaghy? i just finished it, and love, love, LOVED it. other books i’ve read this year that i’ve loved: lasso the wind by timothy egan and oak flat: a fight for sacred land in the american west by lauren redniss. oak flat is beautiful because the whole book is laced with the authors art work.

    also, i love these round ups! excited for more!

    • The Noisy Plume says
      January 19, 2021 at 7:18 pm

      I’m really enjoying it. I’ve never read anything like it. I look forward to it in the evenings here, Robbie has been in McCall working since the start of the year and the story feels like good company in the evenings here!

      I haven’t read Lasso The Wind yet but I enjoyed two other Eagan books last year. I’ll add it to my stack when I find a copy!

      Intrigued by Oak Flat, too!!! Thank you for mentioning all these titles!

      XX

  2. Katy says
    January 14, 2021 at 10:43 am

    Interesting post – I never heard of Hernes or Julian of Norwich before, learning something every day is good! I just stumbled onto a blog about Tromso, Norway and now I really want to go there and dog sled under the northern lights!!! Days like this I just love the internet!
    I’ve been into old movies myself lately – mostly 40’s movies, and just saw Love Affair with Charles Boyer and Irene Dunn, and it is the exact same movie as An Affair to Remember with Cary Grant, who knew? Both are great – but the old Christmas movies over the holidays were the best – Bing Crosby in Going My Way, Barbara Stanwyck in Christmas in Connecticut – boy, so much more plot and humor and emotion and so engaging… I hated seeing each movie end, but current movies I can’t even watch I get so bored.. though Downton Abbey the movie was good. Thanks for brightening my day as always and that wool shirt is gorg! šŸ™‚

  3. Tammy Cooley says
    January 14, 2021 at 4:38 pm

    I’m so happy to find you here. I took down all my social media accounts and will miss you on IG. I so needed to do that and am re-imagining my inner and outer world without all that noise and getting back to reading and other more useful endeavors…like leaving Mt Hood and moving to Idaho this spring. Carry on with your amazing blog. I’m looking forward to more!

    • The Noisy Plume says
      January 19, 2021 at 7:23 pm

      Congratulations on quitting all social media! I’m proud of you. I think my relationship with instagram has been on life support for almost two years now. I’m trying to transition off this year…digging deep to find the faith that the business side of life will survive without it.

      I did go ahead and recently unfollow every account I was following on Instagram. Now I don’t have a home page to scroll through, there’s no noise, I look at what I want to, when I want to, there’s no story bar at the top of my account. There’s nothing to really suck up my attention and there’s NO POLITICAL BULL SHUNKY TO SUFFER. It’s really made the space quiet and calm for me though I am sure that some folks think I’m anti-social for not following anyone. Maybe I am. šŸ˜‚

      Thanks for finding me here, Tammy!

  4. Lis says
    January 14, 2021 at 5:05 pm

    Thanks for sharing all of these great pieces of yourself!

  5. Diana says
    January 14, 2021 at 9:35 pm

    Funny I recently bought 4 copies of 1984 and gave them as gifts. Timing seemed apropos.

  6. mary zeise says
    January 15, 2021 at 7:45 am

    we danced to Childers at our wedding – something about his talents are timeless šŸ™‚

  7. Katie says
    January 15, 2021 at 7:22 pm

    I recently ordered the first 3 issues of the Modern’s Huntsman. I have a quirk of needing to start from the beginning of things if I can. Even if it isn’t necessary. I’m so looking forward to diving deep into the pages and getting lost in the wonderful stories of outdoor explorations and authentic living.

    1984 is a classic read. If the dystopian genre is in your current wheelhouse, I recommend – Brave New World, Animal Farm, The Handmaid’s Tale, and Fahrenheit 451 if you haven’t read them already. I found myself a copy of The Unsettling of America that you recommended the last time I commented.

    And I’ve never tried fermented garlic. I’m thoroughly intrigued. How would you recommend using it?
    Cheers to a New Year!
    Katie

    • The Noisy Plume says
      January 19, 2021 at 7:28 pm

      Thank you for ordering the first 3 issues of Modern Huntsman! I hope you enjoy the books!

      I wouldn’t say dystopian genre is my thang right now but I felt an urge to revisit some Orwell…I’m glad I did. I do need to read Handmaid’s Tale! Thank you for mentioning it!

      Fermented garlic — You can use it as smears on sandwiches, bagels, etc. Salad dressings. Seasonings. I eat it like it’s candy because it’s a little bit sweet, I just unwrap a clove and chow it. Delicious. If you find you like the flavor of it you can use it to add to all kinds of dishes. I guess the sky is the limit!

  8. Cat says
    January 15, 2021 at 8:12 pm

    Oh I love this! Thank you for sharing, as always. Cannot wait to try that black garlic!

  9. Abby R says
    January 17, 2021 at 7:20 pm

    I started 1984 last night! I read part of it years ago but for some reason never finished. Timely enough. Iā€™m glad to see your posts here. I took a break from social media and I miss your posts so much!