My joy is "toxic.". My excitement is "bragging." My grief is "crocodile tears." My pain is "exaggerated." My friendliness is "manipulation." You confer on my actions the worst possible motivations. You humiliate me. You demean me. You dismiss my feelings. I am never safe with you. I am wary. I cringe. It's been like this for forty years. I could tolerate your nastiness so long as we were working together. Once you quit, I could no longer endure. I will no longer accept your viciousness. You...

excerpt from: Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year 🌱 Add sugar or honey to any type of decoction, and you have a syrup. The extra sweetness makes some herbs more palatable, soothes the throat, and can improve keeping qualities. How much sugar or honey should you add? The exact amount is determined by weight. A standard for syrups is an equal amount, by weight, of sugar and decoction. One cup (8 fluid ounces) of water or decoction, weighs half a pound (8 ounces). So one cup of...

excerpt from Abundantly Well: Seven Medicines. 🌱 This simple pesto has only four ingredients. It keeps up to three years in the refrigerator. Pesto preserves the herbs antioxidant power. Dandelion leaf pesto is bitter and tangy. Chickweed pesto is mellow and grassy; use new growth. Shiso or tulsi pesto is aromatic and romantic. Garlic mustard pesto is bitter and spicy and delicious. Garlic scape pesto is heaven on earth. There are no specific amounts; use what is abundant. Chop herb coarsely...