Ichabod's Day

Channeling my best Claire Fraser (see previous post and Outlander) I continued to tend my herbs through the summer of the first year and experimented with drying techniques. I couldn't get on with the dehydrator and managed to ruin a few stored herbs through mildew. Went back to the age old hanging and  air dry - although slow it was more thorough. Lesson 3: the racks of the dehydrator are great as air drying racks for smaller herbs and flowers (and doesn't use electricity). The fridge was starting to fill with small jars and metal tins of "stuff" (lip balm, salves and tinctures mostly)  so I started to get the word out there about my potions (you can still see a list of what is available here) I mainly used my facebook personal page and my Skip's Legacy page and I'm thankful to say that a  few friends made some orders which felt great. Setting up paypal etc was surprisngly easier than expected and over the next few months a decent amount went to a...

Last year I decided to bite the bullet and take up something I have always wanted to do but never quite got around to. I decided I was going to become my very own version on a Hedgewitch. I say "my version" as https://wiccanspells.info/wiccan-pagan-articles/hedge-witch/  states that there is no one consensus as to the definition. I am not: - able to see into the future (much!) - particularly in touch with the natural order of nature - but like most I can spot the seasons changing ;-) - able to read cloud formations - worshipping any kind of deity I am: - developing a broad knowledge of plants and herbs - interested in the healing properties of plants and herbs -a lover of folklore - a creative thinker (even if my skills don't always enable me to follow through with ideas) I suppose I align myself more with the old crone of the village in times gone by. A wise woman maybe a more flattering picture (whatever cap fits!). So, inspired in no small way  by Cla...