I remember in elementary school learning about Helen Keller. Someone posed the question to the class “which one of your senses would you give up if you had to?”. Unlike everyone else, my answer was NOT taste or smell, and I suppose it is not coincidental that in my adult life I use my nose […]
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Last night I was reminded of two things;one – hot glue is called hot for a good reason &two – Aloe Vera is indispensable to have in every home. Obviously they were related thoughts! I burnt my thumb with hot glue. After cooling it under cold water I broke off a piece of my Aloe
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Last night I was reminded of two things;one – hot glue is called hot for a good reason &two – Aloe Vera is indispensable to have in every home. Obviously they were related thoughts! I burnt my thumb with hot glue. After cooling it under cold water I broke off a piece of my Aloe
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I’m sure that for more than a few of you my title conjures some interesting sensations, visually and olfactorily. What I am referring to there is a natural aromatic material known as Africa Stone or Hyraceum. It is, quite frankly, crystallized and petrified fecal and urine pellets (and it smells like it) from the Hyrax,
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I’m sure that for more than a few of you my title conjures some interesting sensations, visually and olfactorily. What I am referring to there is a natural aromatic material known as Africa Stone or Hyraceum. It is, quite frankly, crystallized and petrified fecal and urine pellets (and it smells like it) from the Hyrax,
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The other day I awoke feeling nauseated (and before anyone asks, no, I am not currently with child ;). My many years of exposure to, and training with, herbs has taught me that fresh ginger (生姜 sheng jiang) is absolutely one of the best remedies for such matters. Sniffing fresh ginger essential oil, sipping warm
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The other day I awoke feeling nauseated (and before anyone asks, no, I am not currently with child ;). My many years of exposure to, and training with, herbs has taught me that fresh ginger (生姜 sheng jiang) is absolutely one of the best remedies for such matters. Sniffing fresh ginger essential oil, sipping warm
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Carl Gustav Jung said “The dream is the small hidden door in the deepest and most intimate sanctum of the soul, which opens to that primeval cosmic night that was soul long before there was conscious ego and will be soul far beyond what a conscious ego could ever reach.” Dreams fascinate me. I have
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Carl Gustav Jung said “The dream is the small hidden door in the deepest and most intimate sanctum of the soul, which opens to that primeval cosmic night that was soul long before there was conscious ego and will be soul far beyond what a conscious ego could ever reach.” Dreams fascinate me. I have
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I’ve been suffering a “hay fever” attack since Saturday afternoon, which I spent outdoors at a kid’s birthday party in the burbs. It was a breezy day, tree and grass pollen is particularly high right now and mold is doing its happy thing as well .. all of which is making me unhappy. I’m currently
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