Whether you’re dressing up for festival season, hosting a fairy-themed birthday party or just wanting to add to the family dressing up box, these elfin/fairy wings are fun to make, can be created from scraps you may have around the home and bypass the need for the synthetic commercial variety. They are a little more More…
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Elfin-Fairy Wings
Saturday, July 10th, 2010BioBlitzing
Friday, July 2nd, 2010If you haven’t BioBlitzed a natural area near you yet, there’s still time!
BioBlitz? Perhaps I should explain. This isn’t some time of biological warfare or an organic clean up job; it’s all in aid of 2010 being the international year of biodiversity. A BioBlitz is an event, run by professionals, enthusiasts, scientists, naturalists, schools, More…
Fun With The Fourth Element
Monday, June 28th, 2010Earth, air, fire and water. Where would we be without water? We know the importance of it for our bodies — just a short time without it and the effects are obvious — but how can we convey to our children the importance of respecting its qualities and maintaining its purity in the world around More…
Everything’s Coming Up Roses
Saturday, June 19th, 2010Mother Earth, it is said, created the rose in homage to Aphrodite, the Goddess of love. As Aphrodite ran towards the dying Adonis, her bare feet trampled the thorny stems causing her blood to colour the pure white roses red with the passion of her love.
We all know of the rose’s associations with love and More…
Endangered Remedies
Monday, June 14th, 2010When we think of traditional remedies, be they from Western herbalism, Native American lore or Chinese medicine, the image conjured up tends to be one of medicine both beneficial to the patient and in touch with nature. But how often are the remedies we use contributing to the consumption of endangered species and the destruction of More…
Lunar Gardening
Monday, June 7th, 2010"If you with flowers stick the pregnant earthMark well the moon propitious to their birthFor earth the silent midnight queen obeysAnd waits her course, who clad in silver raysThe eternal round of time and seasons’ guides."From The English Gardener, seventeenth century
Gardening in accordance with the phases of the moon is a centuries old technique for More…
Making Indian Recycled Paper Bags
Saturday, May 29th, 2010This traditional Indian method for making paper bags is a great way of using old newspapers, magazine pages, calendar pictures, wallpaper, wrapping paper or children’s paintings to make unusual gift bags or take-home party bags.
When my daughter was young enough to want birthday parties with goody-filled party bags, the thought of all those printed plastic More…
Many Happy Solar Returns
Saturday, May 29th, 2010“Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live.” Anon
I have written the following piece with children’s birthdays in mind but there is no reason why any or all of the ideas couldn’t be included in adult birthday celebrations, especially those big birthdays that we feel ought to be special but don’t More…
Heeling Weeds Quiz Answers
Monday, May 24th, 2010Scroll down to reveal the answers to the Heeling Weeds Quiz. If you’ve come here by accident before solving the puzzles for yourself then click on the link and have a go. Now, if you really want to see the answers, scroll down…
1. Dandelion / Taraxacum officinale2. Violet / Viola zoysii (There are a number More…
Healing Weeds Quiz
Monday, May 24th, 2010Weeds are just plants that have grown where they are not appreciated. Many common weeds are also classified as herbs and can be used for healing or in your diet.
When you’ve solved all the clues below, you might like to go outside and see how many of the healing weeds you can find growing near More…
