Posts by KJ
Added this week: 2020-11-22
Another week has flown by! As I look at the pile of notes on the ” *To-Do ” clipboard I find myself a little overwhelmed at all the little things that I feel that haven’t been done. But as I look around the workshop, yard, house, and website, I realize we got a lot done…
Read MoreAdded this week: 2020-11-08
So many changes in the world this week! I’m so glad that in our quiet little corner we were able to have some simple pleasures to bring to the site. One of my highlights was finding a new green tea to replace an old version that was no longer available to us. Guo Lu Organic…
Read MoreStephen Harrod Buhner – Author
Work related to COVID-19 Most of all though, I have spent the last half century doing my best to learn how to be a human being, the hardest thing of all, I have realized, to learn. “I am and always have been interested in the invisibles of life, those meanings and communications that touch us…
Read MoreThe journey of a thousand miles begins with one step…
No one mentioned that the ‘journey’ wasn’t exactly going to be on a straight path, did they? What a year it has been and for its worth, I am glad we are moving forward together (more or less!) through these times. When I began the process of modernizing this site I knew there were going…
Read MoreBook by the bedside: Review of “The Modern Herbal Dispensatory” by Thomas Easley & Steven Horne
This is an in-depth book covering all the various aspects of herbalism for medicinal purposes: from harvesting herbs, obtaining them from reputable vendors, to the various processes used to extract the medicines you want. It covers a variety of herbal extraction methods from basic tinctures and macerations to soxhlet and percolation extractions and flower essences.…
Read MoreThe world’s longest-living people share this hobby—why studies say it can help add years to your life
By Minda Zetlin for CNBC Make It https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/29/people-who-live-100-longer-share-this-hobby-longevity-experts-say-it-can-add-years-to-life.html Well look at that! Now here’s an article that proves what we already know! [So as soon as you read this article and finish your tea 😉 go outside and play in the dirt!] See you in the Garden!
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