Animal Companionship and Stress Reduction

July 28, 2011
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The value of friendship is something that few people take time to really appreciate. When you need a friend, you realize just what kind of value friendship holds. I also value the companionship of my pets and consider them to be my friends too.  I derive so much health and wellness and fun from my… [Read more…]

Butterflies and Life Transformations

July 23, 2011
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This week I visited my friend in her garden. There we spoke of the many transformative changes in our lives and in the world around us, as we watched butterflies and hummingbirds lighting on milkweed and on butterfly bushes (Buddleia davidii).  Milkweed, is a native North American wildflower that attracts hummingbirds and butterflies. Viewed by… [Read more…]

Hope, courage and strength

July 12, 2011
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Our hearts all yearn for a better tomorrow, but hope is not simply wishful thinking.  Hope is ‘confident expectation in a change in direction’. Sherwin Nuland, is a surgeon, author and inspirational speaker. In this TED Talks presentation he mentions that the Oxford English Dictionary lists 14 definitions of hope but none truly hit the… [Read more…]

Companions in the Garden

July 8, 2011
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 Gardening is close to the soul and we are heart-sick at the prospect of a world without bees,  so gardeners are focusing on companion planting vegetables with herbs and flowers that attract bees and butterflies. Companion planting is strategically positioning  plants in a garden to improve the soil, enhance growth and provide maximum ground cover.  … [Read more…]

Garden tours are great

July 7, 2011
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Garden tours are great! I have friends visiting and we have been visiting organic gardens both large and small. What an inspiring way to spend our time it has been. We visited a truck garden, orchard, berry farm, and community garden first. Then we visited people with patio, deck and terrace gardens. We moved on… [Read more…]

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Art Therapy: Transformation Collage

June 29, 2011
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These collages are my attempt to communicate with my readers from the inside of the chrysalis I am in.  You can make a collage to represent who you are and where you are at.  And I have been dealing with a personal situation that is blocking me from blogging.  Though I have not been publishing  I … [Read more…]

A World Without Bees

June 13, 2011
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Can you imagine a world without bees? Entomologists are studying the reasons behind an enormous bee die off.  They call it Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), and if they cannot find a solution the 80% of fruits and vegetables that require pollination may not make it to market.   Places bees can forage for pollen without… [Read more…]

Essential Oils: All Purpose Citrus Cleaner

June 11, 2011
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The blogger at everydayinthegarden is a Permaculture Design Consultant  reaching out to fellow gardeners, who might enjoy her observations, how to guides, and recipes.  We connected and I discovered she is into aromatherapy too.  She cleans her house with various natural recipes including essential oils and she shared this recipe for an Essential Oils All… [Read more…]

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