Tis All Hallows Eve! What's your aromatic brew?
In my cauldron I have, Bay rum, Clove and Sweet Orange. Truth be told, I love this any time of year, but for Halloween it's a lovely spicey blend. Later today I may be making Pumpkin muffins with raisons and some with chocolate chips. With Candles glowing in their black cat candle holders and their purple skull holders, jack o lanterns grinning, pop corn popping and Charlie Browns Halloween playing, despite any predicted down pour, we should have a great Halloween time!
Blurbs pertaining to holistic therapies, MOST of the time. Sometimes one get's a little side tracked.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Freaky Weather
And so the freaky weather continues. The weather this year, has been, to put it mildly, downright weird. From overly warm, to overly cool and from too much wet to not near wet enough, the weather doesn't know what the heck it's going to do.
Right now, in the Pacific Northwest, it's cooler than average and in parts of the east, it's milder than usual with the temperatures managing to get down to the 50's at night. Depending on which side you live on its either "It's ONLY October" or "It's OCTOBER for crying out loud!"
In the end one has to wonder, just how long is the weird weather going to continue and what does it have in store for us in the following year.
I do have a longer weather blog that I will write later with quotes and comments from other people, but as it's 1:30 in the morning, I figure this is enough for now.
Right now, in the Pacific Northwest, it's cooler than average and in parts of the east, it's milder than usual with the temperatures managing to get down to the 50's at night. Depending on which side you live on its either "It's ONLY October" or "It's OCTOBER for crying out loud!"
In the end one has to wonder, just how long is the weird weather going to continue and what does it have in store for us in the following year.
I do have a longer weather blog that I will write later with quotes and comments from other people, but as it's 1:30 in the morning, I figure this is enough for now.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
virus-ick
I was going to use the first blog on either using Olive Oil as an emergency first aid kit, or one of my favorite subjects, the weather. At least this year's weather and just how screwy it's been for everyone, everywhere!.
Instead, let's talk flu, virus' etc. My eldest daughter has "somethin". Just what it is, I'm not sure other than it's some kind of virus. She's been coughing, running a fever and 6 days after that begins, she starts throwing up. I mean GIVE ME A BREAK.
There seems to be no name for this thing and the doctors and nurses are saying and have been saying since summer, that there are some nasty virus' running around right now. Even my 8 year old son caught a weird one and in a weird place, erysipelas in the face. He ended up on MAJOR antibiotics and in the hospital.
So. How to fight these nasties that are running around? How to protect yourself and family against this current set of health attacks. Does one use herbs or oils? Which herbs? What oils to use? Lavender? Lemon eucalyptus? Use them topically, orally (I'm talking herbs here) or inhale?
AND. Do these things really work against virus any better than allopathic drugs? In fact, should one even attempt to "cure" a virus or just to wade miserable through it?
One last note. Little Miss Sicky is 16, almost 17. The ONLY one of my children to have been fully and doubly immunized (2 mmr's etc.). It is not my imagination that is she the most sickly of the kids, thus, one has to wonder, "is there a correlation"? Opinions?
Until next time:
Stay safe, stay warm, stay well.
Instead, let's talk flu, virus' etc. My eldest daughter has "somethin". Just what it is, I'm not sure other than it's some kind of virus. She's been coughing, running a fever and 6 days after that begins, she starts throwing up. I mean GIVE ME A BREAK.
There seems to be no name for this thing and the doctors and nurses are saying and have been saying since summer, that there are some nasty virus' running around right now. Even my 8 year old son caught a weird one and in a weird place, erysipelas in the face. He ended up on MAJOR antibiotics and in the hospital.
So. How to fight these nasties that are running around? How to protect yourself and family against this current set of health attacks. Does one use herbs or oils? Which herbs? What oils to use? Lavender? Lemon eucalyptus? Use them topically, orally (I'm talking herbs here) or inhale?
AND. Do these things really work against virus any better than allopathic drugs? In fact, should one even attempt to "cure" a virus or just to wade miserable through it?
One last note. Little Miss Sicky is 16, almost 17. The ONLY one of my children to have been fully and doubly immunized (2 mmr's etc.). It is not my imagination that is she the most sickly of the kids, thus, one has to wonder, "is there a correlation"? Opinions?
Until next time:
Stay safe, stay warm, stay well.
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