HavingREELFun
I’m sending out warming greetings. Last week was bitter. I have something to tell you about that everybody should look forward to this week:...
The Coffee Table
The Systemic Sabotage of Sawbones
Long ago, in a land far away, I had a kind physician who had his own private practice and always...
ISawArkansas
Turmoil catapults us into harmony, whether we’re acting as an individual or a nation. Really, when we’re disillusioned or confused, isn’t improvement the next...
ISawArkansas
When Bill Clinton was president, AR-15-style assault rifles were banned in the United States. The 10-year ban was only for weapons manufactured after the...
The Dirt on Nicky
Just rub some basil on your snake bite
“If I had space for only one herb in my garden, it would be reserved for basil.”
This...
The Nature of Eureka
Contemplating Culpeper
Anyone who casually studies herbs knows the name of Nicholas Culpeper (1616-1654) a 17th-century astrologer, apothecary and translator. In 1652 he authored The...
Exploring the Fine Art of Romance
My husband and I really enjoy the holidays but every year our love life goes out the window. With all the extra goings-on, what...
Dropping a Line
By Robert Johnson - Here is a little help on most the fish in our local lakes and streams. Our water temp here at...
The Dirt on Nicky
The ABCs of NPK
First for me was ABCs, then BVDs. Next, in my first at bat in little league, it was HBP (squarely on...
The Dirt on Nicky
Mullein vs. demons and catarrh
My first awareness of mullein (Verbascum thapsus) occurred in southeastern Washington. I lived in the bunkhouse of a Jolly Green...