Photo Friday
Mullein (Verbascum thapsus) The leaves, the flowers, and the root are all used medicinally. I’ll see if I can get a picture of the flowering spike.
herb walk
Posted: June 26, 2018
The Urban Herbalist Anytime I am walking downtown I cannot help but have my eye caught by the many different herbs that have decided that they are just going to make a place for themselves amongst the steel and concrete. I do love to escape to the wild for herb walks but I am ever
look deeper, reach out
Posted: June 9, 2018
Hoping to be short and sweet today. Also, as always, hoping to have something of worth to say. Last Saturday morning I woke up and I had that moment where I was like – what time is it, do I want to? I like to go to yoga Saturday mornings. I adore yoga – it
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Spring Treat – Nettle Soup
Posted: May 24, 2018
Stinging Nettle – Urtica dioica. The latin name comes from “uro” meaning to burn. Tells you all a person needs to know about encountering nettle. When I harvest nettle I usually take hold of a leaf in one hand and then use scissors in the other hand to clip near the top of the plant.
retribution/recrimination/redemption
Posted: March 3, 2018
Several years ago I was in a car accident. It was minor but I still remember it because it happened to be Easter Sunday. In my time as a driver I’ve been involved in three car accidents (none of which were my fault – just sayin) but this was the only one where I had
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