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Sunday, December 27, 2009

The Handfasting

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A few months ago, dear friends asked my sister and me to prepare a handfasting for them. They would be having a church wedding as well. The ...
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Thursday, December 24, 2009

Internets, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways...

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Every so often it hits me that the young'uns around here don't remember the days before the internet. That just floors me. My daug...
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Perhaps December should be renamed Zippy

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I am well aware of the fact that time passes much more quickly as we age. At 4, I can recall wanting to go to school so badly, and the wai...
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Sunday, December 13, 2009

Random Thoughts on a Rainy Day...

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#1 - It is important to pay attention when removing a pizza from the oven. On the other hand, when the business side of said pizza smacks a...
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Saturday, December 12, 2009

It's the most _____ time of the year!

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Everyone experiences this time - we'll just say December - differently. For some of us it is full of hope and cheer, and I remember vis...
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Wednesday, December 09, 2009

Jan/Feb 2010 - The Essential Herbal Magazine

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The latest issue hit the mailstream yesterday. It won't arrive in most homes for another couple of weeks, and up until the 15th, we...
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Sunday, December 06, 2009

snowy cheer

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Yesterday I awoke with the kind of dread that few people understand. I am terrified of driving in the snow. Up until my late 20's this w...
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Tuesday, December 01, 2009

simpler shopping

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Every year I climb on the soapbox for a couple of minutes to say a few words about the benefits of shopping with small, family owned busines...
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Monday, November 30, 2009

TEH - December drawing!

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During the month of December, all orders placed through the shopping cart of The Essential Herbal magazine OR checks that arrive through th...
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Herbal Aesthetics Blog Party

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Ah, the beauty of herbs. When Cory Trusty posted the topic of the December Blog Party that she's hosting at AquarianBath.blogspot.com a...
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Saturday, November 28, 2009

Pomanders

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Today we got around to making pomanders. The fruit was purchased a few days ago, but there was finally an hour or so that we could sit and l...
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Friday, November 27, 2009

Great Christmas Trees in Lancaster County

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There are tons of choices around here, and you can spend anywhere from $30 right on up to way over $100 for a fresh cut tree that you choose...
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

New Classes for Jan/Feb announced!

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We still have the Bath Crafts, the Intro to Aromatherapy, and Blending Herbal Teas (who knew that one would get so much attention?) to go, b...
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Stay tuned - we've been busy!

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During the past week, things have been humming along at a brisk pace here on the hill. The next issue is packed up and ready to go to the pr...
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Sunday, November 15, 2009

...and suddenly, it is mid-November!

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How did this happen? The geese are honking away, hurrying south before it gets any later. The other day (surely it couldn't have been m...
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Sunday, November 08, 2009

..met a pieman, going to the shore...

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A month or so ago, I baked a delicious elderberry pie. A berry/pie fiend/friend of mine was beside himself when he saw the picture. So into ...
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Saturday, November 07, 2009

fruit, herbs, and alcohol

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Today we had a class on making tinctures. It was a lot of fun, and since we're just starting out with the classes, they are small. A ben...
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Wednesday, November 04, 2009

November begins at TEH

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We are really stepping here! Orders and renewals are coming in.... The classes are starting to come together after a couple of false starts...
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Friday, October 30, 2009

All Hallows

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No matter what you believe, in the Autumn, our thoughts go to the cycles of life, the death (harvest) of the plants, and the hope for the re...
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