The Holy in Weed and Soil
Today is the Winter Solstice of 2019. The longest night and the shortest day. It is considered a day of reflecting on the year; purging things that did not help; …
December 2019
The Daily Dose: Elder
“The warm infusion of the flowers is said to be diaphoretic (inducing sweating) and gently stimulant. In cold infusion, they are diuretic and cooling. The expressed juice of the berries evaporated to the consistency…”
The Daily Dose: Nutmeg
Nutmeg, (Myristica Fragrans, Myristicaceae Family) Common Name: Mace (arillus of the fruit) Medicinal Part: Kernels of fruit Description: Nutmeg is a tree, native of Indonesia (cultivated in Molucca Islands, West …
The Nativity Orchard
The Nativity Orchard In a drowsy Mississippi town Beckoning to the past We walk through memories With tears and laughter “There is where I was born…” “That little house…look how …
The Daily Dose: Periwinkle
Wintergreen, (Gaultheria Procumbens, Ericaceae Family) Common Name: Periwinkle, Spice Berry, Deerberry, Teaberry Medicinal Part: The Whole Plant, particularly the leaf Description: Wintergreen is a low growing, broad-leaved, evergreen plant with …