I came across this photo that I took when Joshie was just a couple of months old. He’ll be ten months old in a couple of weeks and I don’t have to bore you with my where-does-the-time-go cliches, I’m sure. The truth is he got really sick at six weeks old and that was one of…
I don’t know what it is about this time of year, but like a squirrel I feel like I should be stocking up on the essentials. I make bulk purchases of grains, beans, and coconut oil. I buy more toilet paper than I normally would and garner funnier looks than usual from the lady behind…
This is part two of a series. You can see part one, Oregano, here. I hadn’t heard much about mullein in my earliest studies of herbal medicine. I now believe there were two reasons for that. For one, it’s not one of the big heal-all cahoonas like elderberry, garlic, and echinacea that everyone talks about….
Note: Through Monday 9/23 you can find 36 books on such topics as fermentation, making fire, cooking and storing food without a refrigerator, keeping goats and chickens, food storage, gardening, and more in what I’m calling a Traditional Practices Bundle. This is my fourth pregnancy and every single one has been different. Morning sickness has…
