We cleared land and built our house. The first year here everything was so bare! But in the un-landscaped rubble rose several beautiful spires of MulleinVerbascum thapsus. Mullein is generally found in very poor, disturbed and dry soil and can...
I’ve been trying to ring my garden with Lavender … it’s one of the plants the local deer and bunnies don’t seem to like. I thought a full ring might keep the critters away from the other goodies and look rather pretty at...
You move too fast.” Simon & Garfunkel had it right in 1966 and it’s still good advice today. (Man, am I dating myself or what?) Although I’ve thought about “slowing down” many a time, like many other folks...
Any stinging/biting insect thinks I’m a gourmet meal and they’ll stop at nothing to get to it. When I was a kid, Mom would spray me with those toxic insect repellents without success. As an adult, I’ve tried every natural insect...
After several years of watching my mother’s physical condition deteriorate with no apparent help from her doctor, she finally went to a neurologist last week and came away with the diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease. The name may not be...
I’m going to go on a little rant, here. It’s something that’s been bugging me for ages and it came at me again this past weekend in my booth at the Galactic Expo. I get countless people asking me for an herb to...
“Oh, what a beautiful day.” Gordon MacRae’s voice from Oklahoma keeps running through my head. I woke this morning to bright sunshine, the twittering of birds and the chattering of squirrels. As I was pouring my morning coffee...
Now that the weather is warming up and we’re all starting to wear a little less clothing, I know most are paying closer attention to their skin. Folks are tanning, moisturizing, exfoliating, the whole nine. But are you paying attention to...
I’m celebrating … Last Saturday I went into the garden to do a little work (until I realized that what I was doing was aggravating my spasming trapezius muscle, that is). As always, I checked to see what was coming up and lo and...
Ah, Spring. Busting my rear end to clean up from winter’s mess and sitting back to admire my handiwork – OUCH. It’s really pretty, now – OOOH. Although I warm up before doing any heavy work outside, I’ll admit that...
When I moved from Minneapolis to Atlanta, my allergist told me I was going from the frying pan into the fire. Atlanta lies at the very bottom of the Appalachians and all the pollen from the mountains blows down and just sits over the city as if...
This past weekend Pete and I finally had a chance to meet my twin grandsons! They’re already three months old but travelling 1100 miles isn’t the easiest thing to do these days. Needless to say, the visit was entirely too short. When...
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