Looking out the window of my sweet little work space is a lovely herb garden. This is where I pick many of the goodies that end up in my concoctions.  The Comfrey has been teasing me for the past week with it’s blooms …taking it’s sweet time. Now, the buds have burst with beautiful purple [...]

Eostre is the Germanic Goddess of Spring. Also called Ostara or Eastre, She gave Her name to the Christian festival of Easter (which is an older Pagan festival appropriated by the Church), whose timing is still dictated by the Moon. Modern pagans celebrate Her festival on the Vernal Equinox, usually around March 21, the first [...]

Ginger is a wonderfully warming treatment to soothe your aching back or rumbling tummy. As a tea, ginger is used to aid and soothe digestion. As a compress, ginger stimulates blood and lymphatic circulation in an area of stagnation. You may experience stagnation as pain, inflammation, swelling, stiffness, or mucus and fat accumulation. Ginger [...]