lavender
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...
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...
Lavender Infused Honey Recipe
If you have a fresh lavender plant, or an abundance of dried lavender flowers to use up, why not try making an infused honey that...
Let’s Talk About: How to use Lavender
Let's talk about Lavender When I think of lavender, I first think of soap. Specifically, the little, purple, seashell-shaped soaps that lived in my grandmother's...
Recipe Box: Four Thieves Vinegar
Four Thieves Vinegar is a great tool that gets a lot of use around my house. A dear friend introduced it to me when she...
Let’s Talk About: The No-Shampoo Method
Every now and then, my sensitive skin gets the better of me, and I can't use scented soaps or store-bought shampoos without breaking out all...
May and June 2011 Growing Update…
Lavender in May, Image by MSP Ok, so we put our tomatoes out way too early...but we were given leggy tomato...
Circle and Circle and Circles again…
What a month it has been...camping, festivals, dear friends visiting my home and looking to put down roots in these sweet mountains. There's been patterns...
DIY Skin Care: Smearing Honey on your Face
Honey can serve as a wonderful product to add to your beautification rituals! I encourage you to use local honey from a natural beekeeper so...
Learning about Native Appalachian Plants and Herbs
Amber by Modern Scribe Photography Howdy, everyone...I hope Spring's been keeping you as joyfully busy as it's been keeping me! Between...
The Birth of Mother Love Honey
The moon gave me a gift last night. We'd gotten home last night just before dark, the snow blowing and wind howling. We just barely...