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I was introduced to the ritual of picking three words for the year three years ago by my friend Cindy. It originated with Chris Brogan. I loved the idea and...

What to bring to a potluck? It depends where you are headed and do you have electricity or an oven. Do you want to drag that crock pot around? Or do you b...

I get a lot of questions about soap, something most people use daily and don't really think much about. What is soap really? The simple answer is a combina...

This past week my Handsome Hubby held a critique at his fire department for a recent structure fire. It helps all those involved improve their responses in ...

I have a day to just putter around the house. I took care of some paperwork and laundry before heading to the kitchen. I made a blueberry buckle for tonigh...

I would like to say I am the creation behind all of my soap names but, I am not. I take inspiration from friends and suggestions all the time. Dirtie Hippi...

112 years ago today the greatest woman to ever walk the planet (in my opinion) was born, my Grandma. Eighty-two years later she left this realm on my 21st bi...

A few years back I wrote this article on making rose water... I rounded the corner of my house the thick scent of roses filled the air. It is June and my ro...

Once you know something you can't not know it. That's the story of my health journey. The more I learn about food, herbs, exercise and life the more positi...

Have you ever made something in your kitchen and thought, I'll know what I bottled, how I tweaked that recipe or how I made this; only to end up with a myste...

Some of the most common questions I am asked is how long have I been doing this? and what do you have for......? The short and the long story.... I'm always...

OK, I was doing great getting my weekly blog out and then, life happened. I don't have a stack of blog posts written and ready to go - a whole lot of ideas ...

I went to my first New England Women's Herbal conference in 2005, with my teacher and friend, Rose of Walk in the Woods. It was an experience beyond words t...

Since I was a little girl your birthday meant your favorite food. I love to eat, I love food and being able to pick all your favorites for a day...... One ...

"most skin care products contain synthetic fragrance; unfortunately, it's this ingredient wherein other potentially harmful ingredients may hide. Research re...

March is quickly coming to an end. We are three months into what feels like a new year. The idea that time speeds up as we age feels real. Now would be th...

Many moons ago I dated this guy, his brother was dating this amazing woman. This woman and I became friends - deep soul connection friends. The brothers a...

A couple of times a year I teach a class on Herbs for Stress. Partly because who isn't stressed these days and partly because I need to take my own advice. ...

I'm just settling in to being home. Last weekend I flew to Florida to visit my parents. It was three days of visiting museums, touring a fort, a botanical ...

Day 30 came and went. It's time to start introducing food back into our diet, or not. The Whole 30 book gives two options. One, a fast track where you int...