Tag: Uses
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Heeeeere Comes Dandelion! Get Ready!
I know you know, but let’s talk about it anyway. There is a “weed” that everyone likes to rail on. It comes in the Spring, is beautiful, but to many, too prolific. 🙂 However, if you pick those flowers when they are nice and yellow in the morning before the bees have taken all the…
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Lemon Balm Souls are Beautiful.
So, this post is for me. Near and dear to my heart, few herbs have had more impact on me. During a particularly rough patch where I found out that my dad had been diagnosed with Frontal Temporal Dementia AND Parkinsons, I thought I might lose myself (in a bad way). By some chance visit…
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St. John’s Wort is Worthy
To my friend and sometimes herbal partner Doris, this one’s for you. Your adoration for this wild rangy highway “weed” is adorable. I mean why not though, with all that it has going for it, I think MORE people should appreciate its many offerings. From the ability to tell it from other plants (hint it’s…
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Lavender My Dearest
This post is dedicated to the people who lived in my home before I did. They obviously adored Lavender and honestly who can blame them. It is an all-around champ that does so many things well! If you haven’t incorporated Lavender into your life, I highly recommend that you start today. Check to be sure…
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Nettle Me This!
This is for my friend Dee. She LOVES Nettle. To be crystal clear we are talking about Urtica dioica. She rubs them across her face, she eats them, she drinks them, she basically IS them. So, in recognition of her commitment to this tenacious plant that some consider a weed, I create my first post…
Ministry of Making 