Palm braiding

My church had a palm braiding class last week.   I thought that sounded fun and it was something I never did.  It was a blast.   I'm really looking forward to doing another one next year. 

Working...Working...Working

Today was such a nice day.  I took advantage of it and  took photos of some of my products.

A creamy diaper rash lotion made with organic ingredients. A lovely blend of oils, butters, herbs, hydrosols and essential oils.

A photo of the different size essential oils.  Our essential oils are pure and therapeutic quality.  They are from first distillations. Most of them are organic with the exception of a few that are wild crafted.  They are ingestable under the supervision of a trained professional.

A blend that was made with the postpartum mama in mind but most certainly would be perfect for anyone feeling a little anxious or blue.  It contains on of my favorite essential oils, Spikenard.

Our favorite Farmer

This is who we get our milk, cream, eggs and beef from.  Whole Foods carried his raw milk for a short while and then pulled all raw milk off the shelves just last week.

It was a beautiful weekend!

We had a beautiful weekend here in the Philadelphia area. We spent the whole weekend planting our cool weather crops, grilling  and going for a hike at Tyler State Park.   Tyler is such a beautiful park.

Saturday started with a bang.  Not only was it beautiful but my wheat grass sprout and sprouted big time.  It's the first time I planted it.   This stuff is fast!!!  This picture is at 4 days, 2 days later it's twice as tall.   It tastes good too.    It reminds me of tomatoes.  The kids and DH think celery.

Then I planted Calendula and Feverfew. I planned on transplanting the Roman Chamomile that I have started inside but I forgot.

Calendula will be harvested in the fall and used to make my Calendula oil and other herbal remedies.

Feverfew will also be harvested and used in my herbal remedies.

There's something special about growing the herbs you use, I feel much more connected then when they are bought.

This photo is what will happen to the Calendula.   These oils are ready for me to use now.   They will be used as carrier oils, in my rash cream, hand salves, teething remedies, and more.

Until next time with Peace and Love,
Heather

Yarn, Yummy Yarn

Lookie what I got in the mail today.  It's McColl Pond and I got it from http://hyenacart.com/micsknitz/

It will be a pair of shorties for C5.   I was all excited to start them tonight and then remembered that the yarn is still in a skein.  BUMMER!   I loath winding skeins of yarn.  I normally make DH do it.  I really should just purchase a ball winder and make our lives easier, but there's something nice about having DH wind the yarn and be a part of whatever it is I'm knitting.

I'll make sure to post pictures of the finished project.  I'm a super slow knitter so it won't be to soon.

Peace & Love,
Me

Rain Rain Go Away

This weekend we are having rain.  A LOT of rain.    My plan was to plant Calendula and Feverfew along with some more peas and my spinach.    I'll need to put that on hold until the rain stops.    They say if this was snow we'd get 50 inches!!!!!!!!!!!!   I've had enough snow to last me a life time this year so I'm glad we are getting the rain.
Here are photos of my garden.   We are square foot gardening.  The tall bed is for lettuce and spinach.  There will also be containers that will house the melons. We are going to fill in the empty space with rocks.  DH is happy about that, less lawn for him to mow.  

This is C3 next to his peas.   C3 is really into farming.   He plans on being a farmer when he grows up.   He told me I need to get him a puppy to put in his farm.    Sorry C3,  one puppy is enough.

All wood the we used for our gardens is re-purposed.  It's nice that DH is in the trades.   He always finds good stuff that people are throwing out.

My first post

Welcome to my blog!  I'll be using this as an outlet to let people know what I'm working on at home, school and work.  I'm sure I'll be posting articles I come across that I feel would be beneficial to my readers.    I'm excited to start this new little chapter in my life and I hope you enjoy reading about it!

My hopes are to post something biweekly or at the very least weekly.   I should be getting a new look soon also!  Fun stuff!

It's a beautiful day here today and I fully intend to enjoy it.  I hope you do the same!

Peace and Love,
Heather