Hillside Acre

12/14/2025

Your support has been incredible this year ♡ Thank You all so much!
Last available items from my shop are listed below 😊
Local Pick up or Shipping across Canada.

12/06/2025

~Red Bird~
Red bird came all winter
Firing up the landscape
As nothing else could.
Of course I love the sparrows,
Those dun-colored darlings,
So hungry and so many.
I am a God-fearing feeder of birds,
I know he has many children,
Not all of them bold in spirit.
Still, for whatever reason-
Perhaps because the winter is so long
And the sky so black-blue,
Or perhaps because the heart narrows
As often as it opens-
I am grateful
That red bird comes all winter
Firing up the landscape
As nothing else can do.
-poem by Mary Oliver

The Redbird Cottage
Artist: Sofie Swetter
https://sofieswetterfineart.com/products/the-red-bird-cottage-fine-art-print

12/04/2025

ℍ𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕙𝕤𝕚𝕕𝕖 ℂ𝕣𝕦𝕟𝕔𝕙
*now available for order*
Homemade granola, a wholesome addition to any kitchen. As cereal, topping on yogurt, ice cream or sprinkled on a baked apple pie, it's so good. I make this particular recipe a lot, I eat this almost daily with plain yogurt topped with either frozen berries or chopped fruit, sometimes a little local honey or maple syrup is drizzled overtop, add a pinch of cinnamon and you have the perfect snack.
🥣Make a bowl, curl up cozy with a blanket by the fire or next to the window on a beautiful snowy day with calm Christmas jazz softly playing in the background, sip on some tea and read. It's not just food, it is ritual, small moments of making something nutritious and enjoying it ♡
Ingredients: old Fashioned Oats, Maple Syrup, Coconut Oil, Cinnamon, Salt, Chia Seeds, H**p Hearts, Pecans, Pepitas & Flax Seed.
Sold in 8oz or 16oz.
Message or Comment to order ♡

12/03/2025

The calendar may say late fall but Mother Nature says it's time for Winter ❄ and I agree, let's all slow down, enjoy this season, cozy with blankets, handiwork, books, mugs of hot drinks, old movies, candles and fire.
Rest, there will be time for busywork when spring arrives ♡

12/02/2025

𝕋𝔼𝕏𝕋𝕌ℝ𝔼
Many of us are tactile beings, whether we are aware of it or not, we make decisions based on how something feels. Texture be it physical or visual patterns is deeply connected to our comfort, influencing our emotional & physical senses.
Smooth often associated with calm and peace while Rougher textures are more grounding, by mixing these two elements when it comes to yarn you end up with a piece rich in comfort.
I remember running my hands over pieces that my Grandmother or Aunt had made marveling at the textures, the stitches and colours, still doing the same as I choose yarns for patterns or patterns for yarns, it's the tactile experience that tell you yay or nay to any piece be it clothing or home wares, it all comes down to texture and colour of course 😊
This Cowl requested by a lady for her very good friend who needed the perfect plum colour, in this specific yarn, knit with lots of texture to keep the friends neck very warm and I think this piece will do the job just fine. What a lovely Birthday Present this will be 💫❤💫

12/01/2025

Last ready made items from my shop 🎄 cozy knits, infused jojoba oil, lip balm & ♡ tincture.
Message for more details!
**Note, the Forager's Hat SOLD **
Thank you for your continued support 💫 2026 is going to be amazing 🤗

11/27/2025

I brought my Rosemary in from the garden to see how well she would do on my sill and I'm happy to report she's growing well!
The bright green tips are all new growth from just the past few weeks and to my suprise Motherwort seedlings are abundant ♡ Rosemary is one of my top 5 herbs, not just for kitchen withchery but for TEA sipping the aromatic herb is comforting, revitalizing and a brain boost, if tea isn't your jam add some sprigs to a simmer pot and delight in her delicate scents as she dances through your home.
Rosemary for rememberance, for brain health and alertness. Infused in oil for hair, added to soups and stews for flavour, hung in wreaths for protection ... Rosemary 🌿 get to know her ♡

11/26/2025

Did you know that Lemon Balm is great for cold sores? Yup its compound rosmarinic acid has been studied for its ability to inhibit the virus from attaching to and infecting cells, pretty neat eh!?
Whether you choose Lemon balm as a tincture or balm for skin soothing abilities it works!! Slow and steady protecting your cells from inflammation. Which is why I created my Stressed Lips Balm, it nourishes, protects and soothes the itchy sore from getting anymore inflamed.
Slow infused over a month, Jojoba oil for its moisturizing compounds and protective effects on skin, Lemon Balm for her ability to stop the virus in its tracks, Yarrow
for her calming ability on skin conditions, mixed with local beeswax to hold it solid and add its amazing conditioning benefits creates a silky smooth balm that does what it needs. Did I mention it smells amazing!?!? It does 🤗 Also the Herbs used are both from the gardens, tended from seed, mindfully harvested and dried to ensure not water in the mix 🌿
I happen to have a few extra 15ml tins for anyone in need of some nourishing lip treatment this time of year! Message for details on getting one for you or a few as stocking stuffers 😊

11/25/2025

Shop local ♡

Gift ideas galore! ✨ Bees Louise Wraps, Glass Straws, Mug Warmers, our Mini Campfire Mug Ornaments and the Monin Holiday Flavour collection… the perfect mix of cozy and festive for any stocking stuffers or gifts this season. 🎄❤️

11/23/2025

What a weekend! Huge Thank You to Sandi & Andrew of for hosting such a wonderful event and all the Cobbler Lane team, you are all awesome 👏
Thank You Liza for being the perfect neighbor and your mom for watching my booth ♡ I appreciate you!!
Andrea of for the laughs!
Jodi for the gift ♡ and conversation, it was nice to meet in flesh, chat again soon.
So many others I connected with, Annie of Wonky Pots, Rhano of Red Pepper Jelly, and SO MANY OTHER AMAZING VENDORS!!! but it wouldn't have been what it was without thesupport of the community, you all showed up and purchased local ♡ we all appreciate you so much, to those who bought from me, stopped to admire and introduce yourself, THANK YOU! hopefully will see you next year ♡

11/21/2025

See you all this weekend!