She was mad when she came home to find him on her couch. “Honey,” she said when her boyfriend came home, “hasn’t your father lived with us enough?” “Well his boss found out he was living there so he fired him and now he doesn’t have a job or a place to stay. It’s just… Continue reading Stories from home, v.2
Month: September 2007
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I wrote a post over at Live Holistically on using herbs for dogs.
Hobo Stripper Materia Medica: Lavender
Lavender is the other herb that I use regularly even though it doesn’t grow wild anywhere that I ever am. Lavender is also how my mom got into herbs. She called me one time complaining of a headache. I happened to know that she had received a bottle of lavender essential oil for Christmas, so… Continue reading Hobo Stripper Materia Medica: Lavender
How to make herbal infusions, tinctures, oils, and salves.
I’m going to make this really quick and simple. To make an infusion: Put a good amount of herb in a jar (fill it maybe 1/3 full, half that or less for roots). Pour hot water over it and put the lid on the jar. Strain and drink when at least four hours has passed.… Continue reading How to make herbal infusions, tinctures, oils, and salves.
An amazing piece of feminist history.
Have you heard of the Seneca Women’s Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice? I hadn’t. It’s not mentioned in any history book I’ve ever read. But it should be. Check it out. Thousands and thousands of women camped here for a decade in protest of nuclear war and the arms race. But they… Continue reading An amazing piece of feminist history.
Book Review: The Tao of Equus by Linda Kohanov
I just got done reading The Tao of Equus, by Linda Kohanov, and I am beyond impressed. The book starts like this: she gets a horse. By the end of the book we’ve explored creation theories, morphogenic fields, energy medicine, cognition, trauma theories, the prey mindset, and ancient Amazonian horse tribes. This is not as… Continue reading Book Review: The Tao of Equus by Linda Kohanov
Stripping, drinking, and profundity.
The Divine is not seperate from the Beast. -Lenore Kendell I don’t normally drink at all (tho there was a time when I regularly knocked down 20+ drinks every night at work). So last night when it was slow at the begining of the night and I drank two glasses of whine with a sweet… Continue reading Stripping, drinking, and profundity.
Hobo's I have loved, v.1
It was hot, too hot for sleeping and too early to be awake. I rolled over. My girlfriend was still sleeping beside me, and Bro had abandoned us for the shade in his crate under the bed. I pulled aside the burlap curtain, hoping to let in a breeze. Instead I found a man holding… Continue reading Hobo's I have loved, v.1
The Polar Bears are Dying. Don't Worry, There's Nothing We Can Do Anyway.
At least in Alaska this makes front page news. In the lower forty eight it gets tucked away on the back page, “oh yeah, and the planet is about to be cooked alive along with all of us who live on it. But that’s not very interesting, so go back to the front page and… Continue reading The Polar Bears are Dying. Don't Worry, There's Nothing We Can Do Anyway.
Hobo Stripper Materia Medica: Ginger
Ginger is one of my favorite herbs. It has so many uses, and it’s so gentle, and so warm. It’s one of the two herbs that I don’t wildcraft myself (Lavender is the other one and I’ll do it soon). Ginger is anti-inflammatory. You can use it in a tea or infusion for arthritic pain,… Continue reading Hobo Stripper Materia Medica: Ginger