The Next Right Thing
Okay friends, I know I’m not showing up much here lately, but I want to. It’s just that I put some boulders in my way, I’m having trouble moving. Some things that are keeping me from being my Full...
View ArticleHerbCamp is Back!!
So this is what happens when you put yourself out to the universe and ask for big dreams to come true. First, you manage the muck, get through the hard stuff and arrive at a kickass amazing platform...
View ArticleRoses and Recycling
I just put up what looks to be the last of the amazing roses from around our property. We’ve got vinegars, elixirs, and witch hazel toners on the medicine dock just waiting for the perfect time to be...
View ArticleIt’s not about the Medicine
Upon arriving at the grandparents the other day, I discovered Sevi had had a little accident. Nothing major, just a couple of really good skinned knees. “Do you do the Neosporin and band-aids? I’ve...
View ArticleSowing Circles – The Medicine of Community
The other night, I had a beautiful dream. Images of women bouncing through the forest to collect horsetail in spring and St Johns wort in summer. Watercolors melting of kiddos stuffing jars full of...
View ArticleLuna-Craft Ritual for Kiddos
Today is the Leo new moon! We are bursting with loads of new moon energy at Sunflower House lately. Here’s a fun ritual to do with your wild bunch today that combines a bit of wishcraft and herbcraft...
View ArticleThe Messy Truth of Beginnings
Walk with me for just a moment in the garden. Run your hands over the soft silver sages. Pluck a bright orange calendula and place it behind your ear. Bend to the ground and inhale the sweet lavender....
View ArticleHerbCamp Giveaway!
Hi friends! Just a quick note to share I’m hosting a mega giveaway for the next HerbCamp over on HerbMother’s FB page. One free spot will be given for every 10 people that enter. The Campers and I had...
View ArticleFarmette Updates
It’s been a busy transition at Sunflower House. We are feeling the magic of fall deeply. It is my very favorite time of the year. Many things are happening on our wee little acre that remind us of the...
View ArticleVirgo New Moon
Originally intended as an offering to my HerbCampers written on Sept 5th, 2013 (not 2012), the untech savvy gal in me couldn’t figure out how to make it “just for them” so hitting publish for all to...
View ArticleI make tea
Fall brings with it so much certainty. The same certainty of spring. The tiny yellow spiders we so excitedly watched hatch this spring have made their homes all around the farm. Grandmother spider...
View ArticleBrave Girls Club Giveaway and the Heart of Healing
I am thrilled beyond belief to be hosting a delicious giveaway today. If you’ve been reading HerbMother for long, you will know that the heart of healing for me, lies in the craft, not so much the...
View ArticleThe Medicine of Root and Sea
Elecampane. Elecampane. Like a voice on the wind I’ve heard her name all year in one way or another. First just little bits of noticing here and there. Then a friend gifted me with a start of my own...
View ArticleClarity, Healing and the Sowing Circles Beta Project for 2014
Oh mamas. This week has been FILLED to the brim with healing, truth, and clarity. There is so much to share. SO much. But first, just a quick side track – then the newsie tease of a note. A...
View ArticleAnd So it Begins
I’ve never begun an adventure for which I was adequately prepared. ~Sheldon Kopp When blessings pour like rain from thick dense clouds, it’s hard to make sense of them. It’s hard not to just feel...
View ArticleMake your 2014 Savory!
Sowing Circles *almost* sold out in the first two days. But there are still a few spots left. Will one of them be yours? We put together a little teaser of the year to come. We’d love to have you...
View ArticleThe Medicine of Making – The Last Wild Mint
The Christmas Charlie Brown movie has been on repeat in this house ever since we put up the tree. Who’s your favorite character? I’m sure there’s an app or a personality test out there that you can...
View ArticleCall it The Year of Believing
Today was a rare gift. One, I will treasure for always. You may be surprised to find it wasn’t filled with ordinary sparkling moments with my children, nor deep healing from nature, nor even loving...
View ArticleTrash into Treasure: Gifts for Herbmamas
This post certainly reflects where we are this year. Well, better late than never, someone said. I don’t procrastinate at holidays, I always have the best intentions, but sometimes it just gets away...
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