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Dandelions: Yes of course I’ve eaten dandelion greens. My problem is I seem to wait too long and then they are too big and tough and bitter or they…
Sleepytime Herbal Lemonade To make sleepytime herbal lemonade, just add chamomile, lemon balm, lemons and raw blue agave syrup. Simmer on stove a few hours, strain and enjoy…
Another successful Garden Party for Bertrand Chaffee Hospital in the books. I donated homegrown herbs I grew from seed for favors.
Go do something. Anything. That thing you want to but haven’t because (enter excuse here) or a thing you never thought about doing but someone else suggested it….
Plantasia time! So apparently, we can get a photo of the sign and the top of our heads OR just our heads. It’s always a goofy adventure with…
Join the Springville Calico Club! Are you looking to meet more people and hang out socially once a month? Would you like to be in a club that…
A repost of my article in the Springville Times: The End of the Year (Anti) Bucket List With all the hustle and bustle of the Holiday Season (almost) behind…
So. I have diabetes. Type 2. I was officially diagnosed in the beginning of the year and I’ve pretty much been sitting around for the last 11 months…
“Act your age.” What exactly does this mean? Clearly, we act, whatever age we are, right? If I’m 43 and I choose to eat french fries and chicken…
Twitterments. Because not everyone is on Twitter. Note to self. You are happy when you put words on the page. Put more words on more pages. Make more…
Garden Update. About 65% complete transplanting perennial medicinal herbs (echinacea, lovage, milk thistle, marshmallow, wormwood, hyssop, yarrow, horehound, valerian, borage & chamomile) and adding new seeds to the…
In a quest to use more of nature’s free gifts at Weber Wonderland I decided this would be the year I would weed, I mean forage for Dandelions….
Happy Friday! I was dreaming about this moment while falling asleep last night. Coffee on the porch with the puppies. Heaven. Outtake: Jordan too, enjoys her coffee on…
Our first appearance on the Grandma Butter & Auntie Herb: 2017 World Tour takes place next weekend, Saturday, May 6th at 2pm at the West Sparta United Methodist…
All The Vitamins Please (finally starting to feel better again… ) #finally #shhhhhhhhh — Jennifer L.S. Weber (@AllThingsJen) April 10, 2017 I had a bit of a chest…
Just got home from showing properties…to find HWMMS in the kitchen pickling hot peppers, cucumbers…making homemade kimchi and roasting squash for dinner. Aw, my happy homesteading hubby. Mind…
Erie County Fair I’m really not a fan of the heat, but I grew up going to the Chautauqua County Fair every year as a kid (sometimes entering…
Auntie Herb at the Erie County Fair! I’m sorta LOVING talking about herbs with people at the fair…who knew? Also, apparently I’m already invited back cause I’m bubbly…
It’s getting all sorts of Little House on the Prairie like at Weber Wonderland the last few weeks. I have trays of herbs drying everywhere. Canned lots of…
June! Time to check in with the medicinal herb garden. Valerian. I started this from seed. It’s third year of growth so I’m gonna attempt to dig out…
Seed Shopping “Disturb a piece of earth and throw some seeds on it…you’ll get food.” Oh so many seeds, so many seed catalogs. I get the gardening bug…
Garden Update: Defeated I love spending time in the garden. I hate owning up to the fact that I’m failing miserably in the garden. I hate June in…
Meatloaf Musings Me: Look honey, I found a meatloaf recipe with prunes in it! HWMMS: No. If you make that I’ll divorce you. (Two hours later.) Me: Honey,…
This is my second season experimenting with growing medicinal herbs. Last year I planted *successfully* grew feverfew, valerian, white horehound, milk thistle and calendula. I’ve decided to add…
I stumbled upon this *easy* bread recipe the other day and figured…why not? Inexpensive, easy homemade baked bread So easy! I just let it sit for a day…added…
All Things Adventures in Canning: Lemon Verbana Jelly One of the very hardy herbs growing in the herb garden is a giant Lemon Verbana plant. Smells amazing, but…
Whew. Another fun filled weekend. Friday night Mark and I went for a jog right after work. I actually did a 3, 5 and 10 minute jog. (10…