by Spiraea Herbs | Feb 11, 2016 | Basics, Canning & Preserving, Fermented Foods, Homesteading, Natural Health, Recipes
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by Spiraea Herbs | Jan 19, 2016 | Cold and Flu, Digestive Health, Emotional Health, Natural Health, Seasonal Affective Disorder
Oh will this grey weather ever end?! It’s not uncommon for southern Ontario to be grey in the fall and winter, but I swear I haven’t seen the sun in weeks! Since our brain needs sunlight to create serotonin this is putting a grey little cloud on my mood...
by Spiraea Herbs | Jan 7, 2016 | Crafting & Crocheting, Homesteading, Natural Health, Seasonal Affective Disorder
If I didn’t catch you with my New Years post, then I’ll say Happy New Years! Today I’m coming at you with an update on my mandala project. I originally wrote about my mandala project as apart of the Beating the Winter Blues series because for me...
by Spiraea Herbs | Jan 2, 2016 | Basics, Herbalism, Homesteading, Natural Health
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...
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 | Dec 1, 2015 | Natural Health, Seasonal Affective Disorder
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...