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Waste Not, Want Not: Herb Twig Bundles for Witchcraft

I find myself in a peculiar predicament when I'm preparing herbs for storage. As I stand at my counter and strip the dried leaves and...

Things I love: Silly Searches

Here we go again, folks! As much as I am a plant nerd, I'm a social media nerd. I love delving into search engine analytics...

Make your own Herbal Smoking Blends

When I was a child at bedtime at my grandparents' house, I'd fall asleep watching whiffs of my Grandad's vanilla pipe tobacco drifting down the hallway...

Recipe Box: Herbal Cough Syrup (Infusion)

It has been a doozy of a winter. It isn't just colder than usual, but it is also very wet and wildly fluctuating temperatures. This...

Let’s Talk About: Catnip Herbal Remedies

Oh, sweet Catnip! My yard has a very happy spot in it during the warm months - right next to a sun-warmed rock wall lives a...

This morning’s helper…

I was stripping dried catnip leaves and buds from their branches this morning, when my houseguest of seven years old approached and asked if she...

Photo Post: Evenings at Home

Every evening when I get home, Eric and I open a beer and get the chicken scraps together and head down to give her a...