non-fiction Archives - Darcy Wiley

On Paper, Real Life…and giveaway winners! {Preserve Your Story ~ Day 30}

by Darcy Wiley | Nov 30, 2012 | Buttons & Thread, Pencils & Pens, Preserve Your Story {31 Days}

I had a simple plan for Thanksgiving weekend. I’d bake a dozen biscuits, simmer a batch of fresh pumpkin butter and head over for a hearty meal with the extended family. We’d settle in for good conversation on the couch while the kids burned off energy, sure to...

A Creative Compost {Preserve Your Story ~ Day 18}

by Darcy Wiley | Nov 13, 2012 | Fresh-Cut Flowers, Pencils & Pens, Preserve Your Story {31 Days}

More than half of the trees have lost their leaves. My green pepper plants have shriveled up and fallen over. The newest tomatoes have suffered frost bite. The veggies have grown through drought and flood in this hearty stew of compost and peat and vermiculite, but...