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Catherine Winter

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Writer, art director, herbalist, ethnobotanist, artist, knitter, avid reader, aspiring author, boreal woodland anchoress, wolf in a woman suit. "Quos amor verus tenuit, tenebit." https://ko-fi.com/catherinewinter

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COP30 2025 Primer: Attendees and Key Goals? The Paris Agreement has failed. As such, the COP30 climate conference this year will be looking at a new goal, and for new ways to reach it.

newsentinel.org/environment/...
The 2015 Paris climate agreement aimed to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The UN has stated that it's impossible to make that goal at this point. As such, attendees at this year's conference will be looking at a new goal & for new ways to reach it.
#COP30

09.11.2025 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just in time for spooky season: This limited collection features illustrations by Nathaniel Hebert, first created for #Hellebore Magazine.
The Autumn Equinox collection will be available until Oct 31st, after which the Yule collection will be released.
nathaniel-hebert-shop.fourthwall.com/en-cad

23.09.2025 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Is there an application form for this?

15.08.2025 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you. xx

10.06.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looks terribly cathartic.

04.06.2025 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My favorite Douglas Adam's quote:
"...nearly two thousand years after one man had been nailed to a tree for saying how great it would be to be nice to people for a change...."

20.04.2025 11:15 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

All good!! There are a lot of great articles about them. There are a lot of medicinal mushrooms that are used in Eastern medicine. I've only used reishi so far, but there are so many to delve into.

14.04.2025 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cancer Researchers Present Turkey Tail Findings in Japan | Bastyr University Bastyr University professor and oncology researcherΒ Cynthia Wenner, PhD,Β recently traveled to Tokyo to present findings about natural cancer therapies. Dr. Wenner spoke to about 100 clinical oncologis...

No fear of death necessary: they aren't considered edible because they have a thick, leathery texture that few humans could chew through, but they're highly medicinal. In Japan, they're used in conjunction with chemo and immunotherapy for cancer treatment.
tinyurl.com/nkc6sypd

14.04.2025 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

It's SUCH a great series!

10.04.2025 02:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Adding that to my TBR list now.

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Escapism at its best.
I'm knitting in bed, watching Tales from the Green Valley with the sparrow on my shoulder and the rabbit by my side. Learning vital life skills from the 1620s may come in handy in the near future, all things considered.

05.04.2025 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Book 2 of the Khumalo trilogy is in pre-launch on Kickstarter!
If you haven't read Book 1 yet (Breath, Warmth & Dream), I HIGHLY recommend doing so now.
It's one of the most beautiful fantasy novels I've ever read, and the opportunity to spend more time with Khumalo and Amnandi makes me so. happy.

04.04.2025 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

London Fog latte and a croissant, please.

31.03.2025 13:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes! And Fortress in the Eye of Time by CJ Cherryh is a favourite of mine as well.
Also:
The Thomas Covenant books
The Jerusalem Man
Rivers of London series
Septimus Heap
The Abhorsen Series (Sabriel, Abhorsen, Lirael, Clariel)

27.03.2025 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Twinsies.

26.03.2025 01:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I've never read it, but it's high on my list now.

26.03.2025 01:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly this. I had a lovely friendship with an elderly neighbour who only spoke Mandarin. We managed to communicate just fine, and shared many cups of tea and various baked goods over the years.

26.03.2025 01:39 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Disabled By Society" Why that label might apply to a lot more of this than most people think

open.substack.com/pub/audhdphi...

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The Cage

It's sunny outside.
It's just a sun
but men look at it
and then they sing.

I don't know about the sun.
I know of the angel's melody
and the hot sermon
of the last wind
I know how to scream until dawn
when death poses naked
in my shadow.

β€”Alejandra Pizarnik

23.03.2025 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hahaha
Fair enough! Keep us posted as to what you chose?

23.03.2025 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tired bronze.

23.03.2025 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This pleases me.

23.03.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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What are the current options?

23.03.2025 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is terrible.
Eggstraordinarily so.

22.03.2025 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I just laughed far too raucously at this.

20.03.2025 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Canada in talks with the EU to reduce US defense reliance: AP source A senior Canadian government official says Canada is in discussions with the European Union to join a EU drive to break its security dependency on the United States

www.independent.co.uk/news/canada-...

20.03.2025 05:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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