Cranks and Bones

Sunday I spent time starting a number of seeds: wild white petunias, Black Toad (S. nigrum), clary sage, woad, weld, rue, more Chinese lanterns, some Black Cherry tomatoes, and some foxglove species to test their germination rate. I stuck two trays of belladonna, henbane, and black mandrake outside because I had to make room on [...]

April 24th, 2012 | Tags: , , | Category: Gardening, Magic & Alchemy, Plant Work | 7 comments

Some thoughts on flying ointments

The Scullery Maid and The Witch of Forest Grove inspired me to post about flying ointments.  Being a plant head, how could I help being interested in what might comprise a flying ointment? And being a former academic, how could I not research it into the ground? I have extensive notes to include in the [...]

September 11th, 2011 | Tags: | Category: Magic & Alchemy, Plant Work | 15 comments

Moving along with the book

Okay, my beard is not that long and I don't wear a yarmulke. Or write with a quill. Still.

Congratulate me–I have finally finished the mugwort chapter of my herb book. That was like pulling teeth, but a LOT of good has come from it. I have seen a way to organize each chapter so [...]

August 13th, 2011 | Category: Plant Work, Writing | 31 comments
 
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