First let me start by saying that I loathe consumerism. I don't like being a consumer. Needful things. I prefer to live from a place of satisfaction with my life, my family, the way it is, without more, without consideration for things more accurately. It may not appear that way in this blog so far as it almost appears to be a shopping blog. Many of things I…
Read moreLynda C. Welch in Goddess of the North makes the mistake of many authors in which they set out to prove a theory and everything they find proves their theory no matter the stretch. I was going to recommend this book up until about 3/4s of the way through. Now that I have finished this book, save your money and your time for better material. Someone once told m…
Read morehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/paullew/2262875989/ St Valentine's relics in Rome A slightly grisly reminder that tomorrow, 14 February, is the feast of St Valentine, a martyr saint of Rome. This is the relic of his skull and bones housed in the church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin in Rome. The early Medieval Acta of either Saint Valentine were excerpted…
Read moreDue to a compromised immune system, when I get sick I get sick and it takes forever to recover. I didn't think anything of the sore throat I woke with on Thursday. I mean, we are scrubbing mold and dust, washing carpets, etc... Lots to cause a sore throat. On Friday I began to feel like hell and by that time it was too late. A friend had mentioned a cold a…
Read moreI'm not feeling a blog post today. Or cleaning. Or anything other than groaning. Loudly. My sinuses are swollen and my head feels like it's stuffed with cotton and my throat is on fire. So today I will share a photo from a few years ago when everyone in the house was sick, sick, except for Lily and I. I dressed her up as a nurse and called her Nurse Hat…
Read moreStill rubbing the palm print off my forehead, someone asked me a question. Then they reiterated it. Finally on the third or fourth try I got it, they were asking about kitchen witchery, oh, I can answer that. Lol! There are many books on this subject. I haven't read any of them so I can't give any kudos to any of them. I will say that I love Kat…
Read moreKaren commented the other day that magnesium really works for them and it's on my things to try list. According to Sound Sleep, Sound Mind , fragmented sleep is a common problem with people with sleep issues. Fragmented sleep is typically caused by breathing issues and/or body movement. Kids and pets also don't help. Like yesterday, yes I'm still sore…
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