My May Goal Quick Recap At the beginning of May I posted a roundup of activities, challenges and my goals. I wrote a post using specific prompts for May’s linkup on A Chronic Voice about my struggle with chronic illness. I made some improvement on some of my goals and fell very short on some. It is a new month and I am not giving up. It is a new month with a fresh chance to achieve those goals. June Observations This month there is National Adopt a Cat Month, National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month and National Camping Month.…
After a long hard winter, few things are more welcome than sunshine and warmth…at least until you get your first sunburn and itchy bug bites, right? 🙂 15 Innovative Approaches You Need To Know About Minimizing Summer Insect Annoyances There are many natural and earth friendly ways to minimize pests of the insect variety. There are plants that you can plant as well as natural herbal body care products you can DIY. We have insect repellants and bug bite relief made of essential oils. Lets start with ticks. Ticks have been awful where I live. I am seeing posts all over…
The Dandy Dandelion Dandi-lions Yes, I know I spelled that wrong. I know it is spelled dandelion. I was thinking about how I like the name, which is comprised of two words. Dandy and Lion. I wondered also how much trouble this spelling of dropping the Y and putting the E in its place when combining the words causes for kids just learning to spell it. In an earlier post, I started talking about dandelions. There are many more recipes and uses for these plants than I could have imagined. I decided it was worth giving them their post on…
Herbal Resources: Learning More About Herbs  This post may contain affiliate links that if you click through and make a purchase I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I really don’t want you to miss this. But since the bundle sale is almost over, this is your last chance to spend $27 and get this curated collection of resources to help you: Grow your own herbs in the garden Make your own home remedies Forage plants in your own backyard Pass on your love of herbs & essential oils to your children Use essential oils…
I am sure you have been hearing a lot about herbs and their uses as natural remedies. Wanting To Learn More About Herbs My oldest daughter used to tease me about how old and unused my culinary herbs and spices were. I never used to add anything to my cooking. She taught me how much better things were when accented by herbal seasonings. Over the last few years I have been interested when hearing about herbs as medicine for our animals and ourselves.  I started looking around to see what I could find online to teach myself since I…
