Marshmallow is best known for being the originator of the sweet lovely confection we call marshmallows today. Before you get too excited, the marshmallows you buy in the store have nothing in common with the herb as of 2023 and haven't for decades. They originated from medicinal confections made by boiling the root of Althaea [...]
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I've recently started reading again. It's been quite a while since I last sat down and committed myself to read a new book. I've written way more than I have read in the past few years, and I didn't realize how much I loved and missed reading. My reading life looks a lot different than [...]
Let your food be your medicine.
The Flower that symbolizes the crucifixion of my Lord in its beauty. Even creation sings His praises.
Most people think of those Mexican banana things when they hear the word plantain, but that is not what I am here to talk about today. I am talking about a wild weed called Plantain, found in abundance around footpaths, roadsides, waste ground, meadows, and lawns. Main variety is Plantago major, or Common Plantain. There [...]
I was going to do a whole spill of how history repeats itself, which may have been slightly chastising, but I decided that being helpful was more important. So today I am going to talk about Dandelions (Taraxacum officinale), the name meaning 'teeth of the lion' (dent de lion). They should be in full-swing bloom [...]
Red Hawk Ridge 