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Garden and Health

The garden is covered in weeds! I started taking medication for Lyme Disease which makes you too sensitive to the sun, therefore, I could not be in it . Then the following week we were away, so the weeds took over th…
Spring, She is Coming

Lovely, lovely snow drops. The hens are sitting. We should have chicks in a few weeks. Last I counted, we have eight hens sitting. The garden has been calling my name. I need to listen to her…
A New Moon...Motherhouse New Moon Gathering....Tinctures/Salves

Every New Moon, Motherhouse http://www.motherhouse.us/newmoon.htm has a gathering. A place women can come together to share in stories, company, activities, good food, and honor our cycles. Yesterday, the new moo…
Wild Lettuce and Mullein

So what do you get when you boil and then simmer wild lettuce and mullein?? A skin conditioner. I made some today and used it tonight after my bath. It does feel nice and my skin does feel super soft. We shall see if…
Fox Gloves

I just fell in love with Fox Gloves this year when I attended the Darwin exhibit at the Botanical Gardens. I learned that the bumble bee is the only insect that can pollinate the fox gloves. There are hairs inside that…
Garden update

It's been a busy week. It seems most of my energy these last few weeks have been on the garden. Tonight I finished my medicine wheel garden. The pictures don't do it justice so I need to get lifted in the tractor b…
More about the garden

We are creating a Medicine Wheel Garden within our garden space. We also have a natural forest garden with native medicinal plants and wild flowers and of course trees. I hope to have more plants in the forest area by…