Catalyst for: Wisdom, excelling in your craft, receiving blessings Ganesha, perhaps the most beloved god of India, is part man (his body) and part elephant (his head), and he is the patron of sciences, arts, and creative activities. He is depicted as a jolly, rotund god who loves sweets and offering boons. Ganesha is also a remover of obstacles; you can call upon him to remove obstacles that may block your path and pave the way with blessings before you undertake any activity. He aids the mind in perceiving circumstances and surroundings as a gestalt. He promotes open-mindedness and...

There are very few things, I find more therapeutic and satisfying than starting seedlings and nurturing them to harvest. Our goal this year was to plant every single thing we buy at market and extraordinary heirloom and exotic varieties we cannot find. Also, I get all googly-eyed thinking about all the Vibrational Essences  I can make It is incredibly fun perusing seed catalogs, I highly recommend curling up with a brisk cup of tea and reading the  Territorial Seed Company  catalog, the images of the plants are beautiful and the descriptions are rich. It is easy to image how varieties you...

Oregon has had an unusually wet and long winter and this morning was no different - we woke up to grey skies and raindrops - this generated a feeling of malaise for both Curtis and I While sipping pipping hot coffee on our covered porch to ward off the damp, our usually cheery conversation turned to grumbles. As we muddied our way through all the things we did not want to do today. We finally struck gold! We would bring Spring to us.  We gulped down the last of of our coffee, slipped on our wellies and away we went...