Don’t Bug Me

I’ve been on a quest to create a bug repellent that is safe for both the body and the environment, that repels mosquitos, bees, gnats, flies, chiggers, ticks and spiders without killing them and that doesn’t make me wanna hurl when I get a whiff of it. Now, my quest is complete.

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Strawberry Rhubarb Love

You know how sometimes you are strolling through the produce isle of the grocery store and you come across some strange, exotic-looking fruit or veggie and think, “What in the world is that and what do you do with it?”
It was probably rhubarb.

I can’t count the number of people who have strolled through my kitchen [...]

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The Farmer’s Market Challenge

May has arrived and brought with it the opening of Farmer’s Markets everywhere.  This is absolutely my favorite time of year!  I love walking from vendor to vendor, browsing their goods and haggling over the cost of a ripe, juicy tomato or a plump round melon.
Remember all those past posts where I rambled on and [...]

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New Year, New Focus

It’s been a big year around Tamara’s Herbes.  I’ve seen a lot of changes, took some crazy chances, struggled through some personal issues, and watched as America made history.  I’ve made some mistakes, had some great successes, made new friends, misplaced old friends, grew up a little, grew out a lot and learned a bit [...]

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Some Common Misperceptions

An interesting comment posted to my blog in response to my post “Feeling the Blues?” and it got me to thinkin’.  Sometimes that’s a dangerous thing, but I think this thought might be a good one!
I often forget when I’m writing these posts that you all haven’t done the same research as I have.  I [...]

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Feeling the Blues?

Everyone does at some point.   Let’s face it ~  there are a million things that can trigger it.  Money, marital problems, kid problems, life…
Don’t be in a hurry to trot off to the doctor for a prescription, though.  There are safer methods that are just as effective!  I’m going to tell you about them, of [...]

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(Mostly) Healthy Recipes

Okay, we’ve had some great discussions on vitamins, minerals, herbs and foods that help us repair and maintain our health.   Still, the phrase ‘health food’ brings to mind images of tofu and bean sprouts.  Add to that the rising cost of everything from milk to gasoline, and  it can be tough to feed your family [...]

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Eat Your Vitamins

I debated on how best to present this information to you, my reader.  Why the difficulty?  Well, you see, I’m not a big believer in popping my morning vitamins.  Not that it isn’t very important to get the proper vitamins.  It absolutely is.
However, I believe that it is exceptionally important to get them from the [...]

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Natural Cleaning

It’s Thursday night and your perfectionist-in-laws are arriving at your house tomorrow.  You know your mother-in-law is going to be scrutinizing the inner rim of your toilet bowl.  She’ll also be  wrinkling her nose at the lingering smell of last-nights fish that you cooked a little too long.  You truly want to be environmentally friendly, [...]

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Menopause Bites

If a menopausal woman has pain or makes trouble, pound her hard on the jaw ~~ Egyptian Proverb, 2000 bc
I laugh every time I read that quote.  While in the throes of a menopausal attack of hot flashes and mood swings,  I have more than once asked my husband to knock me unconscious.   A sore [...]

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