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Maple Leaf Farm

My last post was in November. Since then we have moved to our new home on the farm and begun our new ventures. Please visit us www.mapleleaffarm.ca

My energy has been being poured into the farm and our b&b and retreat business. Transitioning to living outside of Toronto was hard (we lived near Owen Sound in the country for 6 months), and further transitions have occurred since we moved to the Algonquin area. I have been reading tons of homesteading books and learning all I can! I am most excited to start planting little seeds and have been planning our garden for this year. Country living is wonderful, folks, lots of quiet and lots of space. I have missed some things about city life, like the nightlife and getting dressed up;), but am recognizing my changing self and embracing parts of myself that I had put on hold before. My nightlife is full moon fields and the dancing we do around the farmhouse now, with the odd community dance and get together.

One of the best things for me has been taking the time to address my long standing knee and back pain and inflexibility. I now see a chiropractor twice a week, and have a daily practice of home sauna, my own yoga practice, hot salt and essential oil baths, trampoline, yoga swing, dry brushing, nettle tea and more. What have you been putting off that you *know* will bring you relief in an area of your life that is painful or uncomfortable? Perhaps it is time to follow your intuition and experiment a bit. Often it is just a matter of movement!

Water Reflections

here is a little bit of peace for you, this is the river where we have been living for the past 5 months, trees are being reflected