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Category: herbalism
Simple Reminder
I have the flu. I’m pretty sure you can’t catch it from me by reading this, so don’t be afraid. Because I have the flu, I am researching a bit more about healthy eating and smart practices. Yes, it has been an overtly festive end to 2010, and now it is time to get 2011…
sugar, salt, spice and something nice: 5 of the quickest & easiest, last minute DIY projects ever!
“Ooof! There is no time left, yet I still need a meaningful gift!” No problem. ?áAll you need is a couple jars, 2 or 3 commonly found ingredients and 5 minutes. Ready, set, go! Caffeinated Sugar Scrub Caffeine is?áa very popular ingredient in cosmetics at the moment. Amongst it’s many attributes, it is said to…
Winter Balm: a luxe DIY gift that’s easy to make
I just made this! ?áIt is a gift for some friends and myself. This winter balm is great for hands and feet, elbows and knees; it is good for anything that needs a little more care and attention in the winter. How might you make this lovely winter balm? Using a kitchen scale, measure the…
DIY citrus for the d?®cor, naturally
Holiday D?®cor Ideas with Citrus To create this, slice some nice seedless navel oranges. ?áLeave the slices to dry in an oven with the light on, turning them every 4 – 8 hours until the slices are dry. ?áThen string the slices together with some star anise. These strings can be used in the window…
here comes the sun!
I grew up thinking that the sun was something to avoid. ?áSo, I put sunscreen on daily during the summer, and I avoided the sun as much as possible. ?áWell, as it turns out, a little bit of sunshine is good for you. ?áSunburns are still to be avoided, but a little daily sunshine is…
a bitter DIY gift idea
I made this bottle of bitters so that folks in my family would have a “just in case” digestive boost to carve through the season of excess otherwise known as Christmas. ?áThe small bottle of bitters in the middle of the above photo illustrates the type of approach I like to take for labeling things…
got the chills?
An olde fashioned favourite tea that is used for sudden chills, chills from a feverish state or fevers is equal amounts of mint, elder flower and yarrow. If you happen to have a copy of Matthew Wood’s Earthwise Herbal, you will read that “mint tea was used during the terrific grippe epidemics of 1838 and…
inspired to move it
Thanks, Natasha, for sharing your experience with getting active and staying in shape. ?áSince my experience is somewhat similar, I want share it. ?áWhen I moved to the big city of Montreal, things changed a great deal for me as well. ?áI no longer drove a car as much. ?áIn fact I don’t own one!…
