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by Donna Powers
Water, Water, Everywhere
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
Here Comes the Sun, and I Say… “It’s Not All Right” (for Some of Us)
“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
Trains, Planes, Boats, Buses, and Cars: Are We There Yet?
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
An ‘Energetic’ Response
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
When is Enough, Enough?
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
Homeopathic Bug Bite Bustin’
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
The 100-Day Cough (a.k.a.Whooping Cough)
A one-time case in my private homeopathic practice this week is hardly call for a whooping cough epidemic in Calgary, but a quick search on the Internet revealed that there have been several outbreaks happening in Canada and the USA these past two years. Whooping cough or Pertussis happens, even in the vaccinated population. So … Read more
From My Garden to Yours
Spring – the promise of new beginnings, earth warming, and the awaiting of the first rain. Air infused with the smell of rain and damp soil…aaahhhh. If I could sing like the robins, I would! Loudly! In this part of the world, we are getting very close to spring—and hopefully there will be a sudden … Read more
Shout-Out to Thinking Moms’ Revolution
Today’s post is all about celebrating a book and a movement called The Thinking Moms’ Revolution. (We’ll get to gardening next week.) To the women (and one man) who are TMR: You are courageous, brilliant, articulate, honest, funny, passionate, heartbreakingly honest, compassionate, and righteously angry, and boy, do you ‘kick some autism ass’! The TMR … Read more
