Herbalism
Rose Petal Lemonade
In this very moment I am feeling truly blessed. I am working in my new favourite spot which is my covered deck, gazing out onto my garden. This truly idyllic scenario is made even better with the refreshing and delightful addition of a cool glass of rose petal... read moreSelf Sufficiency
Winter Holiday Herbal Decorations
This blog post and accompanying video was prompted by a Patreon request and question; how do we prepare for the Yuletide holiday season (herbally speaking)? I loved this question so much that it has sparked a series of videos and posts. The first one is on Winter... read more
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Holistic Health
How Exercising Has Changed My Life
I have been wanting to tell this story for a long time, but you know how life gets! With the YouTube channel growing daily, my focus has been on developing most of my content there. But this story is too important to tell, so here goes! How It All Started Our winter... read moreRecent Posts
Goal Setting for 2016: Herbal, Homestead and Others
Happy New Year folks! I hope you all had a great holiday season and a fun new years eve. If you’re like me you spent it doing exactly what you love; watching Star Wars (Empire Strikes Back) with my hubby and crocheting! While I’m not big into resolutions... read more
Beating the Winter Blues: My Mandala Blanket
I don’t know what it is about this year, but it is HARD already. Perhaps it’s all the rain and grey we’re having here in southern Ontario. Don’t know about you folks, but I swear I haven’t seen the sun in weeks. We usually have snow by... read more
Dehydrated Orange Slice Decorations
Our family made these last year for our Christmas/Yule tree and we just loved them. My husband so much so, that he requested them for this year’s tree. They smell just lovely and if you place them in front of one of the lights, the glow of orange is simply... read more
Soul Searching: Leaving My Vegetarian Ways
I have been vegetarian for 15 years now. I honestly don’t even remember the last time I ate meat… on purpose. I did live in South Korea for over a year and was informed (often after the fact) that I had in fact consumed meat. Vegetarianism isn’t... read more
Beating the Winter Blues: Projects and Goals
Hi all! Welcome back to my continuing journey of Beating the Winter Blues. I started this series last year and just picked up back up last week talking about the importance of hobbies. This week I’m going to talk about projects and goals. These are a... read more
Beating the Winter Blues: The Importance of Hobbies
I’m going to pick right up from last year folks! Another winter is a coming and another struggle is on my doorstep. This time I’m rural and more isolated than before. However this year my son is older and more independent. Here’s hoping the two... read more
Homemade Garlic Salve
I love garlic. Any of you that have been following me for a while know that I LOVE garlic. I talk about it a lot. Like in this post here or maybe this one here. Garlic is one of my go-to herbs during cold and flu season. The big guns as I refer to it. If I find... read more
The Importance of Pulsing Immune Stimulating Herbs
Will this cold never die? Words I’m sure we’ve all uttered at one time or another. Well today folks, I utter those words. All my symptoms are gone mostly except this darn tootin’ cough. During the day I can handle it. It’s annoying yes, but... read more
What is Homesteading (and how does that relate to herbs?)
As many of you know, my focus in life has changed a little over the last three years. I was just discussing my schooling with my mother in law and it dawned on me that I started school seven years ago! What? How did that happen!? I am always baffled by the passage of... read more
Herbal Cough Drops – with cinnamon and ginger
I guess it was inevitable, even though a mama can hope and dream. We’ve had our first battle with the cold/flu and with it came a nasty cough. It started with monkey man and I fought it hard, but after 4 days of a preschooler coughing in your face there is only... read more
My Pantry – a canning season in review
As the last of the apples ripen on the tree, my canning season has almost come to a close. Considering we had to pull up the garden early and we moved, I’m extremely happy with my canning haul this year. I wanted to share with you what I did this canning season.... read more