"Is not this a true autumn day? Just the still melancholy that I love — that makes life and nature harmonize. The birds are consulting about their migrations, the trees are putting on the hectic or the pallid hues of decay, and begin to strew the ground, that one’s very footsteps may not disturb the repose of earth and air, while they give us a scent that is a perfect anodyne to the restless spirit.”
- George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans)
Homeward: Autumn's Compass
Steam lifts from our warm mug of tea, gently floating into the crisp autumn air. We clutch it between two hands, letting the warmth into our body as we wait for the flavour to steep.
Above us, the birds take flight and the leaves perform their final costume change before fluttering to the ground below, joining the apples and plums that have begun to tumble off their branches. A remarkable tableau in a palette you can’t help but pause to appreciate.
Within this pause, we find ourselves caught in the loveliest of in-betweens; nature gently shepherding us between summer’s fast pace and the stillness of another winter.
For autumn feels much like nature’s shepherd; a compass in place to lead us home and into the warm embrace of a season that inspires comfort in all things.
We breathe in the atmosphere, scented with cinnamon and cloves, ginger and nutmeg, warm woollen blankets and beeswax candles, bonfires and baked goods, warm tea and slowly simmered soups.
Our latest seasonal collection was inspired by these beloved comforts, to encourage you to follow that autumnal compass home, where layers of warmth and restoration await.
Find quilted layers and accoutrements for countless cups of tea, handcrafted tools for nights spent by the fire, and tableware for those spent surrounded by good family and friends. Comforts for home and days spent embracing the restorative season ahead.
Invite Our Autumn Lookbook Home:
Styled and photographed in a thoughtfully restored heritage home, tucked away in the quiet but vast beauty of the Canadian Prairies.
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