Awhile back, I found this recipe for a modified herbal shampoo. I don’t have time (or … am too lazy) to make my own shampoo from scratch so I usually purchase a mild commercial shampoo and add essential oils to it, using an...
A couple of days ago, I asked for help regarding deterring hornets from a hummingbird feeder. A friend posted a possible solution on my Facebook page. (Have you “liked” it yet? You should, you know. We have fun conversations!) I had a...
I (we) have a problem. Hornets have found the hummingbird feeder. These guys are damned near as large as the baby hummer and our normally aggressively-territorial hummers are being chased away. Problem is, they both like the same thing …...
I’m not sure how many folks out there understand French. Translated, that means “the more things change, the more it’s the same thing”. Happens a lot but for about 1600 years? Read on. A couple of years ago, I got all...
I can’t help it. Every time I work with Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium, I think of this song made famous by Peggy Lee. Whether I’m weeding around it, harvesting, or just talking with it, the compelling beat and lyrics run through my...
Bad play on words, I know. Count yourself lucky I didn’t sing, “I can see clarly now …”. Clary Sage Salvia sclarea is quickly becoming one of my favorite plants. (Shh. Don’t tell the others.) I’ve got two beds...
I was stung by a scorpion somewhere around midnight Saturday in my bed. No, not the huge suckers you see in the desert … we have little ones that are called “wood scorpions” around here because that’s where they live...
When I went to the doctor about my frozen shoulder*, they naturally took an Xray to ensure there was nothing wrong with the skeletal structure. Just by looking at it, you could tell my bones weren’t quite as dense as they ought to be. It...
A rant by one of my favorite people, Harold over at Alchemy Works, got me to thinking about a question I’m frequently asked. The answer is a qualified YES. My answer is qualified because a) there are some issues where herbs won’t help...
My neighbors already think I’m nuts but I’ve proved it to them once again: I’ve been crawling around the yard on my hands & knees, doing ‘selective weeding’. No, I don’t want a perfectly-kept suburban lawn...
I’ve been diagnosed with a “frozen” right shoulder. At first I thought it was the bursitis acting up but eventually, range-of-motion became an issue so I finally broke down last week and went to the doctor to find out just what...
Although the pundits say the economy is getting better, I think we “little guys” would beg to differ. I know many, many people who are out of work, or at the very least, underemployed. Therefore, I thought I’d offer my...
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