Saturday, July 26, 2014

There is Still Time Where the Wind Begins

Longs Peak and Meeker Peak



A broken song beneath the snow
The echo of a soaring joy
A shape in the mist
A touch in the rain,
In wilderness you come again...
You tell us what we used to know...
You speak for all the free wild things
Whose ways were ours
When the Wind had wings...
By Elise Maclay

As in Black Elk's Vision:  The healing horse, of the Old Ones, of the Ones Who Have Gone Before...He spoke to me and we ride the wind to places beyond this earth.



Where water, wind and the very air we breath begin

The eagle looked down on the river below
And he wrapped his wings around him and fell like a stone.
Well the big salmon fought, but the talons held true
And he shuddered as the world turned
From silver to blue
I stood there in awe, though I'd seen it before
I was born in these mountains 
And I'll die here for sure.
Some mornings will find me up above the timberline
Lonesome don't seem like much once your this high
When it's all said and done, I usually find
Me and the eagle are of the same mind.
In my dreams there's a horse,
He stands eighteen hands high
He's as white as the snow and there's fire in his eyes
And he'll bear only me, though others have tried
And together we'll travel across the divide.
Some mornings will find us above the timberline
Lonesome don't seem like much once you're this high
When it's all said and done I usually find
Me and the eagle are of the same mind.
from the Horse Whisperer
Music Pass

There is still time in mountain places where the wind begins, forests of aspen and pine, places untouched...Spiritual places where we can still hear echos of The Old Ones, of The Ones Who Have Gone Before....spiritual places where one surrenders to God's Ways, which are beyond human comprehension. There are pockets of Spirit where we come to know that God's earth has mysterious ways of reclaiming her own...There is still time for The Earth to heal.


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Friday, July 18, 2014

Autism Awareness

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Thursday, July 3, 2014

There is Still Time....

There is Still Time to hear Echos of The Old Ones, to sense the Powerful Presence of a Superior Being and to Feel surrounded by Echos of The Ones Who Have Gone Before. Time to feel the Mountain High Country's eternal awesome presence of a Superior Being or The Great Spirit throughout one's soul.  There is Still Time for the Mountain Places above the timber line where the Eagle flies.  There is Still Time....

There is Still Time for the Mountain Places where the Wind Begins, peaceful pockets untouched.  Places where the Wild Things continue to be balanced and to roam free.  There is still time...

There is Still Time for the tundra to spring forth her pure waters from deep within the Mountains.  Places untouched where the Wild Things remain balanced and free.  There is Still Time for life giving water to begin.

There is Still Time for man to be balanced with Nature, with The Great Spirit, with the Echos of The Old Ones....The Ones Who Have Gone Before....the Buffalo and The Horse People.  There is Still Time for places where the very weather begins.  There is Still Time for Trackless Tundra.

There is Still Time for High Mountain Places where trails peter out and the Wild Things continue their undisturbed ways.  There is Still Time for pure places to give their gifts.  There is Still Time to hear the Echos of the Wisdom of The Horse People and Visions of Black Elk.

There is Still Time for places where the grasses meet forests of Aspen and Pine.  There is Still Time to Listen to The Old Ones, The Ones Who Have Gone Before, The Buffalo and The Horse People.
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There is Still Time for the 5,000 year old Bristle Cone Pine.  Time for Nature to Renew Herself and Her Ways of Reclaiming Her Own.  There is Still Time...
There is Still Time for places where the weather begins, where The Earth has mysterious ways of reclaiming Her Own.  There is Still Time for The Earth to Heal. There is Still Time if Man......


Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Herb Lemon Balm: "The Elixir of Life"

Lemon Balm has been used medicinally for centuries.  Legend says that drinking lemon balm tea daily will increase your life span. Drinking tea with lemon balm in it does calm away tension. Today, it is also used in aromatherapy to counter depression.
This is one of my lemon balm plants. I like to harvest the leaves when they are young and tender.  Larger leaves tend to be a bit harsh scented, more tough and not as flavorful as the younger leaves.  I am now in the process of harvesting and drying it for use in my herbal products. Lemon Balm likes full sun with mid day shade.  It needs to be thinned or transplanted to two feet apart. You can pick the leaves anytime but handle them gently so you don't bruise the leaves.  Their flavor is best when the flowers of the plant just begin to open.  There are many uses for this fine herb.  I like it best for aromatherapy and potpourri uses. I dry it in a food dehydrator to ensure it does not become moldy.

Thursday, May 29, 2014

Today's herb is Lavender

Lavender
Tranquility and purity are in the fragrance of lavender.  Sheets which smell of lavender give one a good nights' sleep.  It's fresh, clean scent is used in bath water.  Lavender also repels insects.  It relieves headaches and generally calming.  Lavender wands wound in ribbon are pretty in a vase and freshen the air. It has antiseptic properties and can be used as incense.  My favorite uses for lavender are in potpourri, sachets, bath tea, herb pillows...Lavender oil is distilled from the oil glands embedded in the tiny star shaped hairs which cover flowers, leaves and stems. 
I grow lavender in my Eco-balanced botanical gardens. The organic lavender I use is always from the present year's crop and the fragrance will last you for years.  I love to hang door sachets so you will enjoy lavender's relaxing scent as you enter the room.  My favorite is Lavender Province because it is highly fragrant yet soothing.  To me, it makes the best lavender wands as well.
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These are a few of the styles of sachets I make.  They are also made to order.  I have various other herbs I use for herbal products, as well
Satin lavender sachet


Heart with flowers lavender sachet

Blue and gold lavender sachet with butterfly



Americana door sachet....just in time for the 4th of July season!
Shaby Chic
Shabby Chic

Monday, May 26, 2014

INTERESTING HELPFUL HERBS FOR THE DAY

  EUCALYPTUS, YARROW AND ROSEMARY

Eucalyptus


 Eucalyptus is an evergreen tree and can grow to 300 feet or more.  When mature, leaves are bluish-green and covered with oil-bearing glands.  The leaves are used in dried potpourris and are an excellent air freshener.  Eucalyptus is stimulating, antiseptic, antiviral and an insect repellent.  It is good for colds, viruses, aches and pains.  Infuse Eucalyptus leaves in boiling water and breathe in the steam to clear congestion, sinus problems.  Wrap a warm eucalyptus soaked towel around your neck to ease sore throat pain and congestion.  Soak feet in eucalyptus water and rub feet with eucalyptus oil to freshen feet or for a good sleep.  Blend it with hyssop, lavender, lemon, lemon grass, melissa, pine and rose.  I grow my own Eucalyptus in my Eco-balanced organic botanical gardens.  I keep my eucalyptus trimmed back a little.  Caution:  do not take eucalyptus internally unless under care of a licensed alternative medical care professional since it can be toxic.  Eucalyptus does not normally grow in Arkansas.  I cover mine in the winter with two or three feet of compost, which generates heat for the plant.  As you can see, it survives, but has not grown to the 300 feet it can in Australia.

Yarrow 
Yarrow is fascinating to me. It is a hardy herbaceous perennial and grows up to three feet.   This unassuming plant conceals great powers. One small leaf will speed decomposition of raw compost (I use it that way all the time); yarrow's roots secretions will activate the disease resistance of nearby plants; and it intensifies the medicinal actions of other herbs. Infuse with water, to make a copper fertilizer. It has long been considered sacred because the Druids used yarrow stems to divine seasonal weather in Europe, while in China yarrow stems were used to foretell the future. Consult a licensed alternative medical professional before ingesting yarrow.  It is edible and used as garnishes and in medicinal teas, so it is not toxic, but I do not have a medical degree; therefore I do not feel comfortable in referring ingesting any medicinal remedies to anyone other than myself!


Rosemary
Ahhh....Rosemary: the miraculous herb! The Dew of the Sea!  It has been used by apothecaries from the earliest of times. Rosemary has so many uses besides cooking.  It provides an aromatic addition to wreaths and garlands. It has antiseptic properties and is invigorating, increasing blood circulation as a bath tea. Dried stems can be used in the fire place for a "Christmas time" aroma.  The dried stems are also excellent barbecue skewers.  Rosemary repels insects, freshens the air and has many other uses. There are many types of rosemary: some grow into hedges and others creep along the ground.  Rosemary also has beautiful flowering blooms.

 I will be posting more "common lay terms" herbal knowledge from day to day, so please come back with comments and any fun herbal facts you may have.  Professionals with University Degrees are strongly welcome to comment!

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Saturday, May 24, 2014

There is Still Time

 There are still places on this earth untouched...Mountain Tundra, Mountain Valleys, Deserts, the Eagles' Skies who echo voices of the Old Ones, The Ones Who Have Gone Before...Where The Wind flows Equine Spirit Wisdom of The Ages throughout ones' soul...There are still places...there is still time...

These photos are of places accessible only by extreme off road vehicles.  Then one must park and hike to the high country and view places where no human has touched.  Places for undisturbed wildlife...

Meet Sir Magnum who in 1998, up around 9,000 ft., chose me to be his human.  He is a healing horse who has an old spirit.  Born up around Burthoud Pass, CO.
Line back Dunn primitive zebra stripes on legs and withers.


Bristle Cone Pine over 5,000 years old
"Some mornin's will find us up above the timber line.  Lonesome don't seem like much once you're this high. When it's all said and done, you'll usually find..me and the eagle are of the same mind.  In my dreams there's a horse..he stands 18 hands high. He's as white as the snow and there's fire in his eyes.  He'll bear only me, though others have tried...and together we'll ride up across the divide. Some mornin's will find us up above the timber line.  Lonesome don't seem like much once you're this high.  When it's all said and done, you'll usually find...me and the eagle are of the same mind."
----from "The Horse Whisperer"

Where the Wild Things are and Eagles Soar

For The Wild Things

Horse Prayer.  Smithsonian Native American Museum
Music Pass Colorado

He traveled with me to our new home, but will one day return to CO.
Water Springs in Summer Tundra