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Paradise Confirmed

Wed, 14 May 2008 23:03:53 -0400

Yesterday I noticed a hum coming from one of the apple trees, and looking up, I saw a few bees of various types, enjoying the nectar. The leaves have changed from bright red to light pink. Here are two pics of the same bird nest, taken maybe two weeks apart. and the humming of the bees was quite hypnotic and meditative. Even the flight path of the bumble bee seems so cr

Materia Medica

Thu, 1 May 2008 14:12:35 -0400

Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale. [Hindi: Dudal] Parts used: leaves, roots, flowers Energetics: leaf: biter/cold; root: bitter/sweet/cool Organs/Meridians: leaf: bladder liver; root: spleen, stomach, kidney, liver Habitat: Flourishes wild around the US and Himalayan temperate Himalayan climates. Constituents: Leaf: taraxin, ceryl alcohol lactucerol, taraxacerin, inosite, choline vitamins A &

Lawn or Lunch?

Sat, 10 May 2008 10:23:57 -0400

Question: Look at the above picture, what do you see; a lawn? Look closer Some see a lawn with weeds - dandelions, & blue violets. [see materia medica blog for pic and details] Both have wonderful cleansing properties when they bloom in spring. By eating what Mother Nature provides, when she provides it, is to accept food as medicine - living in the pace of nature, and living a