The scent of Bayberry candles is comforting as winter is upon us and the warm glow of candles brings warmth to the heart and home. Bayberry candles are made from the actual berry of the plant (not pictured) while the health benefits come from further down…under the ground, the roots. Candles are made by boiling [...]
There are few things more beautiful than a lovely arrangement of flowers, and all of us women love to receive a beautiful bouquet. Since it’s Springtime, and the garden shops in our area are bursting with plants, I often give my mother a hanging planter full of colorful blooms. But in this post I’d like [...]
As we long for the summer sun, my son enjoys taking pictures, and took this one in our yard, a bit of color against the whites (snow!), greys and browns of winter. It’s so very cold this weekend, with some snow predicted Sunday…perhaps the longest, coldest winter we’ve experienced a long time, and it’s nice [...]
I visited a site recently that has pure medicinal products, and makes the claim that their products are proven effective in medical studies. Since they use medicinal formulas from the earth, I was naturally drawn to the site. Now this particular site deals with remedies for such things as cold sores, warts, Genital Herpes (caused [...]
I’m sure you recognize this flower, maybe you’ve seen it along a roadside, or in a field. Maybe you’ve had some growing in your lawn and thought of it as a weed that should be removed. The white variety of clover was a common sight in our lawn when I as a child. As with [...]
