Read the Oct Newsletter, and then sign up to receive the monthly newsletter automatically! See the Newsletter button at the top of the page. Keep well. Shanthi (Peace) mothering Mother in Daily Life Green Living Bites ~ The optimal temperatures […] Read more »
After all of the Applesauce Canning excitement, I received a recipe from a friend for Applesauce Cake. I could not resist changing it around to “mothering Mother” it! This cake is delicious! The spices give it lots of flavor, which […] Read more »
This past weekend a group of women joined me for an old fashioned canning get together. Our family picked apples following a hockey game in the Catskills, and canning seemed like a great way to extend out the enjoyment of […] Read more »
What makes it so challenging for us to bring ourselves to a place where we value this ancient practice? What makes quietude and non-doing so difficult? In a nutshell, ourselves! Our minds are stimulated by the senses, and in meditation […] Read more »
Stand Fast! That is a family Scottish motto that I have come to know with my married life. Meaning – refuse to abandon ones opinion or belief. I just did a Juice Fast, during which I had to Stand Fast! […] Read more »
I never contemplated that there might be two different verbs for this action until I took French language classes in Grade 7. I can remember my confusion at the fact that the French gave 2 different words for hearing and […] Read more »
These cookies cover so many good fronts – they taste good and they contain healthy ingredients! Lots of oats, more oats than whole wheat flour, oat bran or wheat bran, sucanat sugar (natural sugar), and dried fruit. I have made […] Read more »
In this 5 minute video Sydney goes through the way to prepare kale, from washing, pulling from the stem and chopping, to how to marinate raw kale and gently cook kale. Once you are inspired from the video, try out […] Read more »
Cooked Eggplant Dip Eggplant Tahini Salt, pepper Oregano, fresh or dry Wash the eggplant. Trim off the stem end and then cut in half lengthwise. Place cut side down on an ovenproof glass dish. Cook in a 350ºF oven for […] Read more »
Am I the only one who sees the contradiction in these two advertisements? They were uniquely playing side by side on a natural living gardening site. As a woman, a mother of boys, and someone who has been negatively influenced […] Read more »