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Tuesday, October 31, 2006

One of the last balmy days of '06

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Yesterday was simply gorgeous, and today looks like it is shaping up to be another just like it. I went for a walk in the woods and around ...
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Monday, October 23, 2006

My friend's new shop

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Many people who read the magazine or people the yahoo list know Sarah Campbell. She's a longtime friend and she is beginning a very exci...
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Friday, October 20, 2006

An Herbie in the News - with recipes!

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Our friend Pat was recently interviewed by her local newspaper (my apologies for not getting the name of the paper) in S. Tennessee. Here i...
Thursday, October 19, 2006

Demotivators

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A couple of years ago one of my brothers gave me a calendar filled with "demotivators". They are twisted, a little dark and very,...
Monday, October 16, 2006

Nov/Dec teaser

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Table of Contents Field Notes from the Editor Five years!!! What now? Scented Pine Cones, Maggie Howe Crafting with Pine Cones Holiday Spice...
Tuesday, October 10, 2006

views from Amish Farm and House

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There were so many interesting things to see while we were set up doing demos at The Amish Farm and House. Maryanne's blog (my sis) has ...
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Monday, October 09, 2006

October has wings

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So far, this month has been a mere blink of the eye. It started with the deadline for the magazine on the first, and hasn't slowed since...
Monday, October 02, 2006

Sad day in Lancaster County, PA

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The news is full of the story.... A 32 year old man with a 20 year old grudge walks into an Amish one-room schoolhouse with guns and sends t...
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Wednesday, September 27, 2006

vinegars and hot pepper jelly

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Getting ready to put out the next issue means actually testing out some of the items to go into the magazine .  There are probably 100 craf...
Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Fall-ing!

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The Fall is upon us, and there is so much more to do than I remember from years past. Lately I've been helping Maryanne catch up with h...
Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Wooly Bears and the Weather

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The Wooly Bear Caterpillars are out in force, marching from one field to the next. The first place they usually catch my eye is crossing co...
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Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Meet my friend Laura Daniel (remember that name)

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Back in the days of the Renaissance Faire, my sister and I became good friends with Laura. She moved to New York, and for years we've st...
Monday, September 11, 2006

Colonial Day in East Berlin

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This past Saturday we spent as vendors at Colonial Day in East Berlin. As always, vending at a show is interesting. To begin with, we needed...
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Thursday, September 07, 2006

Blending Teas

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My friend Rachel at SBSTEAS.com is having a contest, and it involves a blog entry about her business. She wrote the following article for ...
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Wednesday, August 30, 2006

First Distillation with the New Still

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Several months ago, the Yahoo list for the magazine started talking about distillation. Tamara Hartley-Hunt helped put together a buy on s...
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Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Sept/Oct issue is out!

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The newest issue of The Essential Herbal is in the mail and should be reaching subscribers and shops right about now. We had fun putting t...
Monday, August 21, 2006

wandering through the day

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This morning started with a fairly unpleasant visit to the auto mechanic's. On the way home I remembered that I'd brought along a c...
Sunday, August 20, 2006

The World’s Costliest Spice – Saffron

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From the Sept/Oct '05 issue of The Essential Herbal Magazine , submitted by Susanna Reppert of The Rosemary House The World’s Costlies...