Head and Heart in Haiti

You can see some of the healthy goodies that went into my new batch of sauerkraut. As I was putting the batch into the jars, I couldn't stop thinking about the Haitian people - have they had something to eat or drink by now? My heart goes out to the Haitian people, and all those courageous people trying to help. The least I can do is donate money - I know my local licquor and pharmacy stores are collecting money, so you know where I am going next...

Snuggle time...

As I was putting a nice pot of soup on this morning, our two cats really decided to snuggle up together - they are the best of friends. I look forward to snuggling up later with this library book - 'Earth to Table' by Jeff Crump and Bettina Schormann -Michael Pollan states on the cover "This is a beautiful book in every way" - I agree!

Big cheers for catalogues!

A happy start of a new year with fresh green smoothies 'brewing', fresh sprouts growing, and fresh garden seed catalogues arriving in the mail box weekly - I can hardly wait to sit down and 'drool' over them with a cup of tea...

Wishing you a healthy and happy New Year!

Bird feeders and bellies are filled up with holiday goodies...

You know by my sidebar that I very admire the work Greg Mortenson does for schoolchildren in Afghanistan - I just finished reading his latest book 'Stones into Schools' - another fantastic read - and this time I finally wrote him a letter (small) and enclosed it with a money order (small) that came from a large jar with a year's worth of pennies - all those small amounts add up, right!? What if we all brought in our pennies and forwarded the money to a cause close to our hearts? I wish you all a healthy and happy 2010!

Things to do in a small country town

Look what came through our small country town this morning - the torch is off to Beautiful British Columbia - perhaps my dad and sister will get to see it over there... Seeing all the young children made me think of other family wintry activities to do such as:
-watch birds at your birdfeeder,take photo's
-make a 'manifestation' poster for the new year,
-go snowshoeing, skiing, skating
-'force' amarylis bulbs, grow sprouts in a jar
-take a class on healthy eating (such as my Healthy Digestion class in Jan.)
-exchange a smile and open a door for a stranger!

I'm a 'Published Author' !

My article about my upcoming Healthy Digestion class was published in the 'Tone' Magazine, December issue, on Page 26! If you would like to know how to make your digestive system happier using herbs and healthy foods, send me an email and I will get back to you with information about the next scheduled class!.

'Star' of the Craft Show!

I want to start the week off with a note to say 'thanks' to those friendly people that stopped at my craft show booth yesterday to have a chat or a laugh. I was very proud of my mom who had unique seed bead jewelry for sale - I got the feeling that the 'Star' of the craft show was this beautiful necklace mom made with a ribbon closure in the back - a very happy young lady with pink boots purchased it for a night out on the town!