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07/21/2023

This big, beautiful, bundle of fun is looking for her very own place to call home. She is in Amherst,NS.

07/15/2023

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07/12/2023

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07/11/2023

They are ready to pick right now💛

Fresh hypericum tincture or oil

On the sunniest day of the summer, look in fields and along roadsides for the yellow flowers of Hypericum perforatum (aka St. John’s/St. Joan’s wort) and get ready to make two of the Great Remedies. Take both 100 proof vodka and pure olive oil with you when you go out to stalk St. John’s/St. Joan’s wort, bottles of various sizes, and a pair of sharp scissors.
Depending on the abundance or scarcity of flowers, I harvest anything from just the blossoms to the top third of the Hypericum plant. So long as the day is sunny and the plants dry the tincture will be active and medicinal even if it contains a fair amount of stalk and leaves. I also make a quart of this tincture as I use it frequently, in dropperful doses.
If you are using tops rather than just flowers, chop as needed. I often harvest Hypericum flowers right into my jar and fill it with vodka or oil while still afield, insuring optimum freshness and maximum fairy blessings.
Cover tightly. Label. I do not put my oil in the sun, but some people swear by it. Try one each way and see what you think. Your St. J’s tincture and your St. J’s oil will be ready to use in six weeks.
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Learn about Hypericum at The Hypericum Conference, available now to watch at your leisure:
www.wisewomanschool.com/p/sjwcon
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07/10/2023

Yarrow is a wonderful medicinal plant🍃🌿🌱

07/09/2023

Oooo a nice cool, heathy treat🍦

Two ingredient cantaloupe ice cream for dogs

Dogs love frozen treats when the temperature rises, and this doggy ice cream is as healthy as can be. ‘Healthy’ and ‘ice cream’ in the same sentence? You read that right. This two-ingredient recipe uses just cantaloupeand yogurt, but you can substitute any melon and any milk-type product your dog likes (and can tolerate).

Dog-Friendly Cantaloupe Ice Cream
Ingredients
2 cups frozen ripe cantaloupe
2 tbsp unsweetened yogurt

Food processor or blender
Freezer

Instructions
Scrub the outside of the cantaloupe thoroughly. Slice the melon in half and remove seeds.Slice each half into quarters and remove rind, then dice the fruit into bite-sized chunks. Place cut melon in the freezer. The more space around your melon chunks, the faster they will freeze, so if you’re in a rush, place pieces on a baking sheet to speed things up. When completely frozen (2-4 hours or overnight), place about 2 cups of melon pieces into the food processor.Add 2 tablespoons of unsweetened yogurt.
Blend until combined, adding a little cool water if needed to blend to your preferred consistency.

07/28/2022