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The December holidays are now over and the New Year has begun. I look forward to the quiet time that is January. For me, it is a time to reflect on the year...

It’s time to take a moment, sit with a warm beverage, watch the weather outside, read a good book, or take a nap. You might only have a couple of minutes, b...

It was totally unexpected. I guess that makes it all the more real. I was beginning to put the garden to bed for the year. Potted plants in the compost, ri...

Shadows. What is it about shadows that can cause writers to create stories of mystery or horror? What is it about shadow play that can make people giggle a...

As I lie in bed, in the dark with the windows wide open, I listen to the night sounds. Insects hum, bats creak, and toads croak. A sound through the trees ...

Spending time with plants is not just my job. Plants are intelligent, soothing, beautiful, and my saving grace when I am stressed. Plants can teach us a lo...

It has been my experience that the more I explore a hobby or research a subject of interest more comes my way. Since I first started exploring plant communi...

Recently I attended an herbal conference I hadn’t been to but have heard a lot about. This particular event was geared more towards an urban setting. As a ...

Photos are the property of Ed Szymanski and used with permission. Our food is losing nutritional value. Are you surprised? When we talk about climate chang...

While planting in my garden, I was listening to the plants. The sound of plants awakening is a lot like listening to a young, smiling child waking up. It i...

Life of a milkweed plant. Blooms smell so sweet. There is a good chance that you have seen milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) growing somewhere near you. Milkweed...

Conifers who can speak to each other? Of course! This month, however, I am talking about the communication of healing that we humans have learned from conife...

I love books. Books take you to places where travel may not be possible, except in your imagination. Every once in a while a book comes along that makes an i...

December is a month full of celebrations, observations, angst, family, angst (yes, again) and loneliness. Personally, I watch the calendar for Winter Solsti...

Gratitude: a word that gets thrown around a lot. Sometimes I worry that it is so over-used that it loses its meaning. Yet, how can gratitude be over-used?...

Photo free from Wix I pulled into my driveway and parked the car outside the garage. I had a lot of things to unload. My eyes kept straying to the bucket we...

Recently, a friend posted an article about the Rife Method. I had never heard of this, so I did some research. My background is science-based, so I will be...