My life story … so far … Part 2

I just took Dani Johnson’s GEMs personality test. I just discovered I am 42.5% Sapphire and 37.5% Pearl. I must admit I was hoping for Ruby simply for the color. I love red. It has always been my favorite color. I had a boyfriend in college. We broke up on valentines day. After that, every

My Life Story … so far … Part 1

Hi. My name is April J. I grew up on a homestead in a small town near Duluth. My mom was a Mother Earth News type before it was popular. We had close to 40 wooded acres, huge gardens, occasionally raised chickens, spent summers camping and fishing, and winters sliding and hauling fire wood. My

Why

I’m taking an course called Gameplan by Sarah Harnisch. It is a Young Living specific book. “The complete strategy guide to go from starter kit to silver. My next several posts are directly related to things I’m learning creating as I go through the book. Bear with me please. Lesson one is directly related to

Panaway Blend Essential Oil

This is the basic script I will use in a Facebook class I will present on 2/21/17. Post 1: Disclaimer I failed to mention on my lemon post that I took the U of MN Extension Master Gardeners core course last year and after volunteering for a year, I am officially a Master Gardener! I

Lemon Essential Oil

I am new to essential oils, but not new to home remedies. I grew up with a mother who was a Mother Earth News type (love you mom!). We had huge gardens. We canned. We made jams. We froze the fruits and vegetables that didn’t get canned. We lived on 35 acres of woods with

in praise of fruit cake

Sorry I haven’t written lately. Been working hard on creating a plan for our future! When you read the title you cringed – admit it. Perhaps the joke about using it as a door stop was recalled. Maybe you even remember seeing it on the Christmas table at your grandmother’s house, dreading the moment she

Making It From Scratch: Wool Dryer Balls II

I really, really, really want to make wool dryer balls – have you noticed that yet? I have heard from people that they would “totally buy them from me” if I could only figure them out. Motivation! There is a demand; I MUST fill the need. Problem #1: I do not have roving. Roving is

Making It From Scratch: Wool Dryer Balls

It is 9:02 pm and I am staring at a blank website page. At the top of my screen there are no less than 20 tabs open and I just picked up my phone for one last search. I am a link-clicker. I am an idea-sleuth. There seems to be a gap in the knowledge

Eve’s Oils

Less than 1 week to plan the perfect party, while fighting a household full of colds, and canning all the tomatoes? Sure? While I am at it maybe dryer balls would be fun to make from the raw wool still in bags in my attic cupboard and maybe I can research all the home made

Meet the Potbelly Pigs