Archive for the 'gardening' Category

Essential Reading and Writing For A More Blessed Universe

January 1, 2007

During the 24-hour period it took me to get to Taiwan by plane, I finally got to read my new magazine subscription to The Essential Herbal (www.essentialherbal.com). The Essential Herbal is a grass roots type magazine that features articles about growing and using herbs as well as eating wild foods. It is stuffed with natural [...]

How To Get To Detox Heaven

December 4, 2006

Hey! Thanks Susan Wittig Albert for commenting on Friday’s post. You made my day.
Yesterday, I took an aromatherapy class on how to make herbal bath teas. It was held at the Spiritual Fitness Center in Richardson, TX (www.spiritualfitnesscenter.com). My instructor was Pat Hood of Parallel Universe, Inc. (iiuniverse@verizon.net).
Pat not only teaches informal classes in aromatherapy, [...]

Even Fictional Characters Need An Outlet

December 1, 2006

If you like mysteries that include the natural world as a feature, the China Bayles Mysteries written by Susan Wittig Albert are just your cup of herbal tea. In these novels, China is a combination amateur sleuth and herb shop owner, a multi-faceted woman not unlike myself. The setting is an imaginary small town in [...]