Monday, August 20, 2012

Beauty Gone Wild! Free for your Kindle or other device

If you hurry you can download for free Diane Kidman’s Beauty Gone Wild! Herbal Recipes for Gorgeous Hair and Skin. Diane’s book Herbs Gone Wild was so fabulous with great, easy ideas and instructions, I am sure this will be just as good! If you don’t have a Kindle, Amazon has for free a spot to get a PC or Mac computer edition right here. Better hurry as these free editions aren’t offered for long!
beauty gone wild
Herbal and Honey Hugs to all who visit Comfrey Cottages xx

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Free Beekeeping eBooks for your Kindle or other Device

Amazon has several free beekeeping  ebooks for you kindle or other device right now. If you don’t have a kindle you can download one for free for your pc from Amazon. They offer one for your mac , plus they also have apps for your smartphones, tables, and cloud reader
Mysteries of Bee-Keeping Explained by Moses Quinby
The Beekeeper’s Digest: Recipes and Formulas by Deborah Dolen
Bee Hunting by John Ready Lockard
The Life of the Bee by Maurice Maeterlinck
These ebooks usually have a limited time where they are offered for free, so you should hurry to get the ones you want!
peacebees                (photo from Suburban Stone Age)
Herbal and Honey Hugs to all who visit Comfrey Cottages xx

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Lughnasadh, Lamma, Lunasda – Celebrate the Beginning of the Harvest with the Pooka Pages!

In the Northern Hemisphere, the first grains and fruits are being harvested and it is a time of celebration. Today’s county fairs harken back to these olden celebrations. Mother Earth is giving birth to the first fruits of her labor and it is time to celebrate!
The Lughnasadh issue of the Pooka Pages is ready. There are lots of wonderful stories, crafts, recipes and ideas to share with your young ones to learn about and celebrate this season.
pookakitchen
In this Issue 
Storybook Chair- Weeds & Magic by Lora
Book of Shadows – Spell for an Ailing Plant by Lora
Kitchen Witch – Cantaloupe Soup & Blueberry Cookies
The Goddess’s First Aid Kit by Evelien Roos
Lotions & Potions by Sally & Connall Echternach
Coloring Page – Lughnasadh Pentacle by Nathalie Dussault
WitchCrafts – PomPom Dragon by White Stag
Make a Corn Dolly by Hummingbird
Make a Natural Orange Candle by Lora
Scents & Stones by Wendy Fischer
Rupert Learns More About Lammas by Kyrja
Coloring Page – Lughnasadh Banner by Amara Karuna & Nathalie Dussault 
Pooka’s Lesson – Circles by Lora
Letter from Scotland by FionaTinker
Lammas & the Little Red Hen by Deanna Anderson
Coloring Page – Little Red Hen from Clipart
Letters to Pooka by Wendy Fischer
Word Search – Foods of Lughnasadh by Linde Craig-Moore

Here is the link so go enjoy this issue! I have harvested apricots so far and elderberries, pears and apples are next:)
elderberries
Sorry I haven’t been blogging lately, or visiting your blogs, my friends. The grandchildren have just been keeping me too busy this summer having summertime fun! Big herbal and honey hugs to all of you!! xxx