In this episode, my guest is Fiona Moss, whom I met when she came to Oslo for a colour analysis appointment, and we discovered we just had so much to talk about so I ended up inviting her to be a guest on my podcast, so we could continue our conversation on Zoom.
Rescue chickens
Fiona lives in England, and she loves animals. Among other fascinating topics, she introduced me to the concept of “rescue chickens”, which I have never heard of before she told me about it:
Obviously, a rescue chicken is a hen that has been rescued from an egg farm to live out the rest of her her life in pleasant surroundings instead of being put down when she is not laying enough eggs. A marvelous idea. Fiona has told me that she gets new rescue chickens, she nurses them back to health, and slowly introduces them to life in the green grass of her spacious garden, teaching them to live as a chicken should live, not in crowded conditions with 24-hour lighting. I will let you listen to her tell about it. it absolutely makes me want to adopt a rescue chicken or three. Look it up! The website of BHWT, the organisation that she gets her rescue chickens from, is this one.
For the love of vintage Scandi items
Fiona has an Etsy shop called WhatFionaLoves and you can find that here. The images are so beautiful, and if you love Scandinavian home decor it will have you drooling.
Books that have made an impression on Fiona
The books she talk about in our “fireside chat” are these ones:
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning, by Margareta Magnusson
The Year of Living Danishly, by Helen Russell
Heiða A Shepherd at the Edge of the World, by Steinunn Sigurðardóttir
Later in our conversation we talk about books that inform/entertain/inspire/comfort me, and Fiona mentions the author Michael Morpurgo.
Books that I mention in this episode
Some of the books that I mention are: River Kings, by Kat Jarman. All That remains, by Sue Black. The Untethered Soul, by Michael Singer. Seaside Donkey, by Hannah Engelkamp. Shackleton’s Forgotten Expedition, by Beau Riffenburgh.
Enjoy listening to Fiona and check out her Etsy shop and the books she mentions. I have already decided to add all three books to my summer reading list.
How to connect with Fiona:
This is her on Substack, and this is the WhatFionaLoves Etsy Shop. You can also find her on LinkedIn.
How to connect with me:
You can find more content from me and lots of stuff about simple and efficient dressing with Scandinavian simplicity here.
Would you like to be a guest on my podcast?
Write a DM to me here on Substack or click here to write me an email.
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