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Jenner Beach ~ Sonoma County Coast CA

Sunday was fading into mid-afternoon, which seemed later with November’s daylight savings ‘Fall Back’ time change. I’d had it with sitting at the computer and wanted a nature outing, fresh air, and a walk.

We live less than an hour’s drive from the Pacific ocean with lovely sandy beaches, steep cliffs, and rugged sea stack outcroppings just off shore. The water is frigid, only suitable for swimming in a wet suit, but the beaches are fabulous for brisk or leisurely walks and photographic inspiration.

My husband and I basically had the Jenner beach to ourselves, seeing only four other folks but never crossing paths in the two hours we were there. Access is via a fairly steep, rutted path (muddy or sandy depending on the season) which puts off more timid or less agile beach goers.

Our outing went just fine, traversing the beach from end-to-end, exploring driftwood shelters, climbing over [Read more…]

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playful cat under rug eyes glowing with flash reflection

Our normally dignified cat has occasional outbursts of less than sociable behavior when riled up from playing.

We have an exceptionally intelligent kitty, Jaeci, who can be a bit of a handful to deal with…especially for folks she doesn’t know (or trust completely). She’s hyper-sensitive, rather ADHD (inattentiveness – willfulness in Jaeci’s case – combed with over-activity, impulsive reactions). She gets overstimulated quickly. Her affectionate, playful nips can easily be “not so gentle.” [Read more…]

Cynthia Brush, Young Living Oils Distributor #168709Cynthe Brush CCA, formulates healing essential oil blends for your health issues: stress; backaches; herpes simplex; injuries; sprains - broken bones; wounds & surgeries. Personal Consultations pre-paid on an hourly basis. Custom EO blends at Gaia's Pharmacopeia.

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Wake Up! And Make Your Coffee Carefully…

July 22, 2011
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Mid-January this year, my sister burned her wrist with HOT coffee grounds. OUCH! It was an accident. Making coffee is part of her daily morning routine. As an essential oils friend of ours mentioned, coffee grounds spilt on the skin are worse than a burn from hot coffee, since the grounds hold the scorching water [...]

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Weak, Split Prone Fingernails? No Longer!

July 16, 2011
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Late in 2009, my left thumbnail cracked right at the top edge of the nail. Like a close friend of mine and my mother, I have very fine, dry hair…and soft, dry nails. (As you may know, hair and nails are made from similar cells.) The rough edges of my cracked thumbnail caught on towels, [...]

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Helichrysum Essential Oil Heals Life’s Bumps & Bruises…almost Magically!

June 7, 2011
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February 2011 When you heat your house with a woodstove like we do…now-and-then…you’re going to bang your hand or fingers or get burned. I’m not talking about serious injuries, but those inevitable small bumps and bruises that happen to all of us. I was making a fire on a cold February evening this spring. Pulled [...]

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Delicious Pesto ‘Chelation Recipe’ Removes Heavy Metals (and Fallout Radiation)
from Your Body

March 15, 2011
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In light of this past week’s Japanese triple-whammy tragedies of a massive 9.0M earthquake, followed by a devastating tsunami, and now the spiraling out-of-control nuclear plant explosions, thought I would revive this excellent, easy-to-make, delicious pesto recipe that chelates heavy metals (and fallout radiation) from the body. The prevailing winds (the jet stream) are sweeping [...]

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