Blog
by Donna Powers
Days of Dogs and Roses
Attending weddings and 80th birthday celebrations, stomping around Calgary at Stampede time, chilling at lakes and beaches, and puttering in backyards…how are you spending your summer? For many of us, summer is time with family, time with friends, time with aging dogs and exuberant puppies, time with blossoms, and time to linger. Linger is a … Read more
Mother Goose on the Loose: Rhymes for Remedies
Today’s charming guest video blog is brought to you by Jackie Griffin Synott, student of homeopathy in Cork, Ireland, and mom to daughter Casey. Her very recent book, Rhymes for Remedies, is a must-have in your growing library of homeopathic materia medica (book of remedies), especially if you have young children or grandchildren who love to … Read more
Mites, Ants, Aphids, and Other Plant Pests
They suck, they spin, they crawl and creep…on the ground, in the ground, in and on the flowers, and…they show up where you least expect them. Bugs!! In an effort to expand my world of healing I am employing homeopathic remedies to help cure my lovely annuals and perennials from all that would prevent them … Read more
Unruly Chamomile
Did you have a chance to think on the essence of Chamomile? This is the plant from my little flowerbed. Before reading any further, have another look. What can you see? Then I will tell you what you can’t see — and what I see! What you might see is a very pretty plant in … Read more
One-Legged Magpies and Unruly Chamomile
Ever needed a mental break and yet the hardest part was actually stopping long enough to recognize that you need a break? Sitting in front of the computer, answering emails, checking Facebook, researching, writing, reading—and believing that these are the most important events in your life? Then lurking in the background of the great list … Read more
Sneezin’ Season Reboot
Two weeks ago we had snow in Calgary (yep…mid-May). Now the city is finally bursting with blooms, fragrance and colour. Instant spring…instant seasonal allergies. Here’s last year’s newsletter on the sneezin’ season. Still relevant… homeopathic remedies never change. Given just the minimum homeopathic support, your body will heal itself in allergy symptoms! Just a note … Read more
Sweet Flowers of Spring
One of the sure signs of spring in Calgary is the appearance of the prairie crocus (Prairie Anemone) in the Nose Creek Valley, walking distance from our home. Sweet, fuzzy purple clusters poking through the thatches of dried, brittle grass on the sides of Tom Campbell Hill. Brave little floral souls daring to show themselves … Read more
The Secret Life of Babies
“You created every part of me; you put me together in my mother’s womb. … When my bones were being formed, carefully put together in my mother’s womb, when I was growing there in … Read more
Flowers and the Search for Meaning
“Flowers reflect the human search for meaning. Does not each of us, no matter how our life has gone, ache to have a life as beautiful and true to itself as that of a flower?” ~ Philip Moffitt Spring Greetings! Greenhouse plants and flowers are making their arrival in the grocery and big box stores, … Read more
