Rosemary is an easy-care edible evergreen herb for your yard/garden/patio. It smells great, and can be used in cooking fresh or dried – especially with meats and roasts. I keep dried rosemary in a jar next to the stove and take out about a teaspoon, crush it, and add to turkey burgers or other meats. I also prune off a fresh sprig, rinse it with cold water, then let it steep it in cup of hot water for a refreshing and revitalizing tea. I’ve heard you can use it as a hair rinse to keep brown hair shiny, and in bathwater to revive achy muscles or droopy Continue reading
As a frugal and lazy gardener, I’m always on the lookout for edible plants that look nice, are easy to care for, and dependably give me food (even if they suffer a bit of neglect in the watering/weeding department). An all-season veggie/herb in our mild Oregon climate that fits all three criteria is a plant family called sorrel.
This book reads more like a novel than a self-help book. Judith Orloff is an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at UCLA, has a private practice, is a New York Times bestselling author… and is an empathic intuitive. Not a ‘put-on-a-turban-roll-your-eyes-into-your-head-entertainer’, but an authentic healer and seer. She was part of the team awhile back that intuited and uncovered buried sea treasure. I remember reading about that in the news and thinking “cool – to be able to find buried treasure with your thoughts!”
He’s the Chiropractor to Olympians, rock stars, weekend athletes, kids, pregnant moms, and your grandma. Dean Clark is always looking for new and better ways to alleviate pain and bring about better health. His expertise and great bedside manner have given him the privilege to be the Olympic Chiropractor to world-class athletes at THREE different Olympics (2000, 2008, 2012). His rock star healer status has also caught the attention of actual rock stars who’ve flown him to their homes and/or on the road to treat them. You’d think this kind of access would go to a guys’ head…but not Dr. Clark. He’s the kindest, most down-to-earth 
Looking for a holiday tradition that doesn’t involve drinking to excess, shopping into poverty, or watching TV until your eyes fall out? Here’s all-age, interactive fun involving friends and/or family…and it ends with good times and sweet gifts for all. My friend Sue Warner-Bean – who the tradition belongs to – tells the story in her own words:
This is a picture of Guinea Pig Porcellino (little pig in Italian) and her babies that we fostered for the Humane Society. She was pregnant when we first brought her home, and we fostered her through her pregnancy, birth, and 2 weeks afterwards so she could wean her babies. What a lot of fun!-
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