Is God Cruel?

I've been busy lately working, participating in SAR trainings and working on my book. Arriving home one evening, I found a plastic bag on my door knob. I took it inside and left it on my counter for a few days before finally looking inside. I never noticed this message from a old friend who I studied with briefly back in 2009. I felt horrible that I don't even have her phone number still...not sure how to send well wishes. I hope all is well with her!

Sapphires on the Beach

Sapphire's are only one of the common semi-precious stones found on local Nova Scotia beaches. I stumbled onto this nice sample on one of my sandy walks back in 2012 in Sandford, Nova Scotia. The blue crystals were among the larges stones on the rocky coast and I was glad I took the time to climb among the rocks and find them ♥
Here's a short video about sapphires, me and how to find a stone! Hope you will enjoy ☼

 

Watchers

Always nice to have 'watchers' in my blog. Thanking all the nice people out there who take time to look over my writes ♥

Solitude

 

 

                                             ( Molly and Silver playing in the orchard)

 

 

I'm lucky enough to live in a house with a babbling brook to listen too, fields to play in and a old  orchard to tend. Many evenings are spent sitting under the old trees in meditation while the song birds and water sooth the spirit, body and mind.

 My pets like to join me in the solitude, also.

 

 

Tree's

 

 

 

 

I've always been in love with trees! As a child, I lived in a house that was surrounded by giant Chestnut trees. It was fun to climb among the twisted branches and snuggle in the crooks of the bows. On rainy days, one could stand under a green canopy umbrella and enjoys the summer storms. I often noticed that the trees will show them-selves among the bark and bows with a natural wood face. Next time you pass a tree, look to say 'hello' to a earth friend!

 

(A 'knotty' face)

 

 

 

                                                        (What do you imagine with-in?)

Rose

Evening Primrose

My Great-Grand Mother always said “What we need grows around us naturally”, showing me over the years of my child-hood what to use for food and medicine from the local seasonal plants.

When I moved to the house in April of 2011, the garden hadn’t been looked at in years. I tilled it that first Spring and threw in whatever seeds I had left from my previous year garden from the Woodstock Road.  The soil was good enough, so I added a bit of seaweed and wood ashes. I had lots of veggies and was still eating greens well into January when the first good hard freeze killed the greens. My carrots were covered and harvested through the winter with parsnips and Brussels sprouts also…

Last year was a tough year money time, too. I bought seeds three pkg for a dollar at the local Dollar Store and ate the same. I noticed as the garden grew that summer, there was a strange plant among the rows of sprouts. Being how I am, I let it grow. It turned out to be evening primrose, a medicinal plant not that common to our area. Looking it up in my grimore, I decided it was better for me than the cod-fish oil I usual take for ADD or Attention Deficit Disorder.

It’s best that the sweet-tasting yellow blossoms can be used fresh, pulling them from the plant and eating them. The root can be used in tea through the winter, if wanted. This year, I may try making a tincture using the fresh blossoms with vodka. Either way, it will help me stay calm and sleep well!