Donna Powers

News flash in the Friday, July 5th, 2013, National Post as the headline states: “Across the country, wet, warm weather has created perfect breeding conditions – MOSQUITO MASSACRE.” With all the mosquitoes this year in Calgary, you might wonder if we will soon be hearing about West Nile Virus (WNV) in the media. So far, … Read more

It wouldn’t be summer without a bit of travel, would it? My summer holiday takes me to Winnipeg—and I would love to meet you while I’m there! If you’re in the area, please come join me this Saturday, July 13th when I’ll be giving a talk for the Canadian Consumers Centre for Homeopathy’s special series on Homeopathy for … Read more

Today’s post is a celebration of time, beauty, love, friendship, and the simple, small things in life. May you find this in your life today and every day. You are an important part of my weekly life as I write…you are appreciated! “Nobody sees a flower – really – it is so small it takes … Read more

As most of you readers know, I live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and if you have been following recent news events, you will likely know of the flooding we have had here in the city and in the surrounding small towns in southern Alberta. To give you an idea of the extent of just how … Read more

“A vacation is a sunburn at premium prices.” ~Hal Chadwicke Now that you have your motion/car sickness remedies lined up for the annual summer vacation, you can turn your thoughts to the possibility of sunstroke and sunburn. Are we having fun yet? As a child, sunscreen was unheard of (I am dating myself now) and … Read more

Well after last week’s fairly intense post, today is on a much lighter note—and certainly less research intensive! For those of you who found the information especially helpful and wrote to tell me that, thank you! For those who want the ‘regular’ post content…here you are! It is a pleasure for me to serve everyone … Read more

You have likely noticed that there has been a great deal of media attention given to homeopathic ‘nosodes’ and the conventional vaccination program being promoted as the only option for parents in preventing infectious childhood illnesses. The CBC radio show Day 6 recently aired just this kind of interview. At the end of the interview, … Read more

Spring rains are making everything green here in Calgary. But after three days of rain, you start thinking thoughts like, I wonder if the rivers will flood? I wonder if the mountain snow melt along with the rain will affect homes near the riverbanks? I wonder if my little annuals are going to drown? You … Read more

In Calgary, there is a teeny tiny window of bug-free evenings that happens in early spring when you sometimes get warm temperatures in the day and the heat remains for at least a couple of hours past dinnertime. For those of us who are bug-repulsed either by their presence or their bite, we are in … Read more