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Tai Chi
I have always wanted to do Tai Chi. A couple of months ago I was visiting a local community garden and saw a sign up for beginners Tai Chi. I joined up & have been doing 1hr every Wednesday morning for the last 7 weeks. I am blown away how I feel after I’ve done the lesson. Concentrating on breathing, relaxation,…
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Totally off-topic, but I'm getting a haircut~ got any suggestions for style?
Hey, I've decided that 25 years with the same hair style in enough. So I'm getting a haircut. Now my hair is straight, super fine, and thick. Which means I always wanted curly hair - you know how that goes right? But sigh, I know I'm never going to achieve any "poof" in my hairstyle without gabs of work. And I'm not into…
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Desert Hummus - Yes or No
I love the garlicky dip like this one - Hummus Recipe | Ina Garten | Food Network Or this one, using dry chick peas - How to make the best hummus of your life - Bing video I passed up the opportunity to buy chocolate or berry desert hummus this week, because it just sounded bad. Have you tried them? Good idea, or no? Much…
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"Artery Clogging" foods...enjoy
The kids asked me if there was a dish called artery clogging dessert. I said I'd look. Nope...none by that name, but many that I'm sure qualify. Here they are! Personally, I'd like to try the lobstermeat, hollandaise sauce & halloumi cheese poutine. I'm not a huge fan of most poutine. The only one that got a thumbs up for…
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Need a minute to vent
This is an article about my friends grandson who was murdered on January 27, 2019. The young man who did it said at the time... He wanted to see what it felt like to kill someone." There have been many delays and stall tactics used by the murderers lawyers. Many times they were "supposed" to go to court and the family got…
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How do we know if they use Roundup?
We are looking at a home with a couple acres, but it is surrounded by cornfields owned by a few different people. Is there any way we could find out if they use glyohosate/Round up, which would inevitably end up getting in our air and on our organic garden. Any suggestions for doing our due diligence would be greatly…
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Thinking about "hybrid vigor"
"Crossing beef cattle offers two primary advantages: 1) crossbred animals exhibit heterosis (hybrid vigor), and 2) crossbred animals combine the strengths of the various breeds used to form the cross. Heterosis or hybrid vigor refers to the superiority in performance of the crossbred animal compared to the average of the…
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Community Garden ideas, hits & misses?
Over the last 7 months I’ve been involved as a voluntary facilitator with a local organisation, discussing how communities can become more resilient. Every month we learn about & discuss different topics. So far we’ve touched on Fire, water, energy, economy & this month it’s food & in September it’s health. The topics have…
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Has anyone had experience with "A Place To Heal" herbal products?
A friend who has kidney disease was given a recommendation for this business. He asked if I knew about this lady and her products. I don't. Natural Healthcare Products (ecrater.com)
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Got a new hori-hori!
Woohoo! My new Nikasu hori-hori knife came today. I can't wait to break this one in! It is a knife, a saw, a spade, a measuring device, etc. Tough and simply perfect!
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Homemade Shampoos, Toothpaste, & Deodorant
Another good article from the Almanac
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Holistic Health Podcast #11: Historic Censorship of Herbs w/ Judson Carroll
TGN member, @stephanie447 interviewed me on her podcast. It was a fun, interesting conversation about the history of herbal medicine... and much more
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Inflation Cooking, from the Almanac
