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2,551.1 miles

By: DMP December 1, 2019December 1, 2019 Blog, Life Reflections, Plant Reflections, Roots1 Comment

“It has the same feel, nestled in the mountains, where perfectly still lakes act as mirrors for each snowcapped top, and where there are enough conifers that even in the depths of snowy winter things don’t ever feel quite dead.”

title changes

By: DMP July 7, 2018December 1, 2019 Blog, Life Reflections, Written ThoughtsLeave a Comment

“An ongoing trend of my own: if it’s fashionable, upcoming, or current, it probably makes me gag.”

kneading the dough

By: DMP December 25, 2017December 1, 2019 Blog, Life Reflections, Written ThoughtsLeave a Comment

“I’m not a great cook, but now, I’m comfortable in the kitchen. I look at the clock – 8:15 – only two minutes of kneading have passed. And I remember just how long kneading takes. It’s active, engaged, physical. Every minute feels like twenty.”

philosophy

We need roots. And not just the plant kind. In our quest to defy age and become bigger, better, badder and more beautiful we stand to lose the wisdom that has existed for centuries.

about you

Herbalism is an inclusive and comprehensive examination of your relationship to health, sleep, stress, family and food.

about me

In rural north Idaho, I spent most of my childhood building homes for resident fairies (and other small woodland creatures).

five flavors

By: DMP January 2, 2018December 1, 2019

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“We perform a certain role, and our mode of behaving in this public setting becomes habit. Little personalities rising to the surface over the course of the school year, popping like boisterous bubbles of heat in a well-balanced soup.”

word power

By: DMP January 1, 2018December 1, 2019

Blog, Word Reflections, Written ThoughtsLeave a Comment

“We all have a story. Even the beings that don’t have the capacity to speak in the way we understand. Sometimes the solution is a translator. Sometimes it’s a deeper commitment to listening.”