by Spiraea Herbs | Dec 17, 2015 | Crafting & Crocheting, DIY Projects, Herbalism, Homesteading, Natural Health, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Spirituality
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...
by Spiraea Herbs | Nov 17, 2015 | Cold and Flu, DIY Herbal, Herbalism, Natural Health, Pregnancy and Babies
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...
by Spiraea Herbs | Nov 4, 2015 | Cold and Flu, Herbal Basics, Herbalism, Natural Health
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...
by Spiraea Herbs | Oct 28, 2015 | Basics, Herbal Basics, Herbalism, Homesteading, Spirituality
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...
by Spiraea Herbs | Oct 22, 2015 | Cold and Flu, DIY Herbal, Herbalism, Natural Health
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...
by Spiraea Herbs | Aug 19, 2015 | Bach Flowers, Emotional Health, Herbalism, Natural Health
As many of you know in a little over a month my family will be moving to a new town, a new home and a new way of life! We are leaving the suburbs of Oshawa and having a go at semi-rural homesteading life in a little bungalow on a 1/2 acre lot. Although we are...
