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Cottage Notes
A peek into cottage life — decorating, gardening, thrifting, studio changes, and settling in season by season.


Long Before We Gather
The quiet work behind a Fern & Fable workshop A Fern & Fable gathering doesn't begin when eight people sit down around the studio table. Sometimes it begins months earlier, with three oranges, a kitchen knife, and an oven set very, very low. This morning, that's exactly what it looked like in the cottage. I'm starting to gather and prepare materials for a Yule Broom workshop planned for later this winter. The workshop itself hasn't even made its way onto the calendar yet, but
Karen Gartel
Sep 273 min read
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