by Cindyj | Mar 18, 2009 | Uncategorized
Gallic acid is a plant chemical found in most plants but especially abundant in tea, grapes and oak. It is in a group of chemicals called phenolics. Phenolics are chemicals based on the structure of phenol which is a molecule with a ring structure containing 6 carbons...
by Cindyj | Mar 10, 2009 | Uncategorized
This is a picture of Madgellan, our Leghorn rooster with his hens behind him. Picture taken on Monday. Footprints in the snow on Tuesday morning.Moon setting over the mountains on Wednesday morning. Snow is gone but its cold.
by Cindyj | Mar 9, 2009 | Uncategorized
I have always loved spring. I feel joy and gaiety in the newness it brings as browns turn to green and the cycle repeats. In recent years that gaiety is steadied with feelings of wistful melancholy for with that rebirth comes the pain of loss. My older brother died...
by Cindyj | Feb 18, 2009 | Uncategorized
The fields of organic chemistry and herbalism are intimately linked. Early healers were both botanists and chemists. Now it seems the two fields of herbalism and chemistry have become schismed in some minds and the word chemical has taken on a negative connotation....
by Cindyj | Feb 14, 2009 | Uncategorized
How fun the One World One Heart Giveaway has been. I never thought that I would have over 200 comments on my blog, especially after joining in late. I have also visited some very impressive blogs and seen some very impressive art over this journey. I wish I had the...
by Cindyj | Feb 7, 2009 | Uncategorized
Games are fun especially when the lead to an easy blog post. Maggie at Prairieland herbs blog tagged me for this “6th picture meme”. By the way, here is the definition of meme given by wordnet.princeton.edu: “a cultural unit (an idea or value or...
by Cindyj | Feb 4, 2009 | Uncategorized
I hate buying salad dressing when it is just so easy to make. Here is the dressing I made last night for dinner. It was very good and can be altered depending upon what herbs you have on hand.¾ cup balsamic vinegar3tablespoons Dijon mustard2 tablespoons honey3 cloves...
by Cindyj | Jan 28, 2009 | Uncategorized
We have decided to be a part of the One World One Heart Project to link blogs. For this event we are giving away a gift on Feb 12 to one lucky person who leaves a comment to this post. Be sure to leave a name and an email address so I can contact you. I wanted this...
by Cindyj | Jan 27, 2009 | Uncategorized
Although I love having animals it can be rough in temperatures below zero such as today. After experiencing temperatures in the 60’s last week, today’s temperature of -10 is hard to take. But that is the way weather is here in Colorado, always changing. We will have...
by Cindyj | Jan 24, 2009 | Uncategorized
I was looking for a fun craft to do for Valentine’s Day this year and came up with scented paper. You can make your own paper to do this craft or purchase paper. Although it is fairly easy to make your own paper and I have done it many times with my kids and with...
