Many people are familiar with Ms. Kimmerer’s book Braiding Sweetgrass, another must read. My first experience with her writing,...

These two women are herbalists from the Northwest yet their teachings reach across geographical areas. This is a delightful book for the...

Early in the pandemic, when going to the grocery store was all one should do, I found myself ungrounded. It was a pandemic, after all. ...

This is not a book about how to perform yoga poses. There is no downward dog or warrior 2, and yet there is a dog and there is a warrior....

It is 2022 and I am wondering where the past two years have gone? It is both very dream-like and also full of harsh reality. I know...

I hope that my discussion of a few wonderful flower essences has been of help to you. Flower Essences are a beautiful connection with...

Birch trees are beautiful and can be found with white/black, yellow, brown, and silver bark. They grow in hardwood forests and boggy wet...

This is a plant and a family I have mentioned before but which deserves to be mentioned again. The Asteraceae family is huge with 1,620...

Known as Anaphalis margaritacea, Pearly Everlasting is a lovely plant that blooms in New England from mid-summer into fall. I was first...

Are you going in circles?

Bee balm flower essence is pure joy.

Did you read the title and start to itch? Maybe your reaction was “NO WAY?” Next to dandelions and poison oak, poison ivy is a deeply...

The year 2020 brought discovery. As the early times of the pandemic hit, I found myself spending a lot of time in the woods behind my...

This is a great way to use up veggies pieces and create a delicious and nutritious broth. -Mushroom stems -Onion/carrot/pepper/zucchini...

Needed: -A package of non-iodized salt (I like sea salt) -Dried herbs or blooms (collect, dry and grind as you go. Store dried...

-If you are burned deeply or over a large area with blisters, see a doctor right away. -Snip off a piece of leaf about the size you need...

There is something about Solomon’s Seal (Polygonatum spp.) that speaks to me. Perhaps it is the tall sleekness, the gentle beauty of the...

Violets. Those lovely little purple and white faces that may pop up this month, depending on snow. Violet flowers can be half the size...

Hemlocks are gentle guides.

In 2020 I did a series on various healing modalities, including flower essences. This year I am exploring flower essences in greater...