July 1, 2022 Suffering In the Moment

Exhaustion. Tension.  Congestion. Fogginess. Inflammation. Itch. Heat. Heaviness.  This the silence in my body that screams.  This is the trauma I carry in my cells and consciousness.  It’s all that I carry with me through my physical being.  It’s trauma from the past carried into the present.  It’s all that...

July 6, 2022 0

July 2, 2022 Food Garden Updates

Hanging baskets are doing amazing! Tomatoes, tomatillos and cucumbers seem to love the baskets (maybe it's the soil?) because the same ones we planted in the veggie patch are not doing so well. [envira-gallery id='4427'] In the last photo, Papa planted beet and lettuce seeds as an experiment to see...

July 5, 2022 0

Nootka Rose Petals

From Chef Robin's Swallow Tail Culinary newsletter: Nootka rose petals are blooming, edible and beautiful.  When harvesting flowers, I tend to gather them from the ground rather than picking the flower from the bush, leaving the rest for the struggling bees.  Rose can be used in Iranian dishes both savoury...

July 4, 2022 0

Papa’s Blumen

Capturing the beautiful mid-season blooms from Papa's flower garden. [envira-gallery id='4421'] hanging baskets, planters and trellises! [envira-gallery id='4418'] The gorgeous flowers of every hue, shape and texture in the heat of July. [envira-gallery id='4396'] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z4sEMO9zJY

July 2, 2022 0