journal

It has been quite awhile since I refreshed my essence writings ~ the last time was in 2019 & my oh my how much has changed since then,...

Cheerful yellow tomato flowers, shaped like a wizard’s hat, need to be shaken to release their pollen. They resonate with the buzzing of...

Prunella vulgaris... this lovely Mint family member, also known as Self Heal or Heal All, is one of my favorite plants to have in the...

All shall yield to the Mulberry-tree; Bend to the blest Mulberry; Matchless was he who planted thee; And thou, like him, immortal shall...

We are Violets blue, For our sweetness found, Careless in the morning shades, Looking on the ground; Love’s dropp’d eyelids and a kiss,...

Here’s to thee, old Apple-tree, Whence thou may’st bud, and whence thou may’st blow; And whence thou may’st bear Apples enow. Hats full!...

Kisagata— Seishi sleeping in the rain, Mimosa blossoms. — Bashō :･ﾟ Names: Mimosa, Silk Tree, Persian Silk Tree, Happiness Tree (Tree of...

a monograph on my favorite of the fungi • Common names: Clinker Polypore, Carie blanche spongieuse de bouleau (spongy white birch tree...

a simple syrup recipe for immune support & sweet relief~ Lavender's blue, dilly dilly, lavender's green, When I am king, dilly dilly, you...

And tho’ Sweet Marjoram will your garden paint With no gay colours, yet preserve the plant, Whose fragrance will invite your kind regard,...