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by Donna Powers
Half Life of Truth
BLAB LIVE – 12Noon MST Live Wednesday, June 1st, 2016 I am on the road this week, travelling to the west coast. But I will still be going ‘live on Blab’ on Wednesday, from the road. Just not sure where I will be in terms of location but somewhere where there is wifi and a … 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 with the rain will affect homes near the riverbanks? I wonder if my little annuals are going to drown?” You spend … Read more
Moms, Sick Kids, Coxsackie and Gardens – The Time of Your Life!
A Belated Mother’s Day Wish Today’s newsletter is a celebration of time, beauty, love, friendship, mothering 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 so appreciated! I am writing this the day … Read more
The 100-Day Cough – AKA 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 last few 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, spring has arrived three weeks early. Let’s hope Mother Nature keeps up remarkable … Read more
Soccer To Me!
Spring has arrived in Calgary at least 3-4 weeks early! Temperatures are anywhere from spring-like to almost-summer. Dry as the desert with the west winds coming off the mountains and from the north, a chill. So it is still a little brisk in the morning but you can hear the robins singing their little … Read more
Sneezy, Wheezy Springtime Woes
It’s April! Inhale a deep breath of sap flowing, buds bursting, the smell of dirt and warming soil. It’s spring – finally! The season of joy and life and renewal! Right? Ennhhh…wrong… Especially if that first whiff of spring brings on your symptoms of weepy/watery eyes, a burning, sneezing watery nose, a sore throat, and … Read more
Shout-Out to Thinking Moms’ Revolution
Today’s newsletter is all about celebrating a book and a movement called The Thinking Moms’ Revolution. 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 ever challenge everyone to think about autism in a new way! … Read more
Getting Down and Dirty: Composting the Easy Way
From the Home Files I would like to introduce you to a couple of Homeopathy First Magazine contributors who just happen to be my parents, Gord and Betty Sanguin. Be sure check out the links at the end of the newsletter to get a sneak peek of their magazine articles! Both are in their 80’s … Read more
