Posts by KJ
Added this Week: 2023-02-20
Been a bit run around here of late trying to keep up with the day-to-day but thankfully the weather has been cooperative and allowed for some nice breaks outside and getting ready for the spring garden work.Very chilly nights though assure that we stay in and get some “housekeeping” done! If you haven’t noticed there…
Read MoreChilled, Chilly, or Chili?
As I sit down to write this post it is 13°F with a 20+mph wind making it feel like it -3°F outside… And it’s predicted to get a lot colder! I guess it makes sense that the family is hinting around that dad should put on a big pot of chili and some cornbread to…
Read MoreSomething to mull over…
Oh man, it’s going to be cold outside! As we enter into the latter part of this winter, we can be grateful that (at least in the Northeast) it has been a fairly warm season. Well, that’s about to change! So as we begin prepping for a couple of solid days (and nights!) indoors, our…
Read MoreA Pressing Engagement
Here we go again! 24 years ago I had never even heard of a tincture, let alone begin to understand any of the many varied steps of the process that go on behind the scenes while creating these handcrafted, small-batch botanical wonders. It has been a good and busy season for us here and while…
Read MoreA word of thanks from Useful~Weeds Herbs & Teas
To my fellow hard-working seekers, providers, parents, kind & gentle folk: thank you for taking a few precious moments out of your busy day to share your thoughts, challenges, wisdom, and encouragement with me over the last week. Each and every one of you has touched my core and I am so glad to share…
Read MoreUseful~Weeds celebrates 55!
Well, fifty-five teas that is! (We haven’t been around quite that long, yet!) This week marks a high-point in the rebuilding of our site as we reach 55 teas added to the catalog. Wow! A few short months ago the old Useful~Weeds site broke. Or, more accurately I should say, was broken. The last straw…
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