May Day Herbal Fun!

Sunday is May Day, the halfway marker between spring and summer.  My children are counting down the days until summer, anticipating swimming weather mostly!  May Day is a holiday filled with lore and legend as well as fun.  I like to celebrate by planting an herb or three on this day, and sometimes make up a few May baskets...

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Creating Herb Infused Oils

Herb Infused OilsCreating your own herb infused oils is easy to do and only takes a few items.You will need herbs, a good quality oil like olive or almond, and a jar or other covered container (preferably glass).There are many herbs that can be used to create herbal oils for skincare, healing wounds, soothing bumps and bruises, and so forth. ...

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Easter Wishes

May the Joy of Easter fill your heart and home with good things this weekend!  Today I'm baking Hot Cross Buns (just as soon as I locate the recipe in my Recipe Pile) and planting seeds.  We have a family tradition of planting something- a tree, flowers, seeds, on Easter weekend to celebrate the gift of Life.  I'm planting...

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Seed Sowing

"Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders." ~ Henry David ThoreauThere is a sense of wonder in a seed, isn’t there?  What an infinite variety of beautiful and useful plants begin with...

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Lemony Herbs

Lemon-scented herbs are at the top of my list of Lovely Things to Grow.  Not only do they smell heavenly, they are very useful in a wide variety of ways. In everything from a simple cup of tea to scenting household cleaners, lemon-scented herbs are a great choice. Read more h...

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