A Mother’s Journal

Yesterday was such a nice day.  Everyone was there.  The first meeting we were missing one person – one of the new girls.  The second time we were missing one of the girls who has been studying for some time – years.  Also, I had to leave early last time.  So it was very nice to have everyone together yesterday for the entire meeting.  To me it felt like the first real bonding of everyone, though I came home feeling a bit sad when I realized I had not actually really greeted everyone personally.  I must learn to get out of my “me” mode by 7:45 on Wednesday mornings.  ~:-D

My beautiful teacher gave me a bit of white sage after the meeting.  I was excited about this.  I had purchased a couple of pieces from a health food store last week after the meeting, but I was not sure the quality or the correctness of what I was buying (though I guess it’s all the same plant at least?).  So today I am going to be burning a piece of what my teacher gave me. 

The meetings go by very fast, in large part due to the beauty that surrounds us while we work.  I always think of the word “enchanted” when I see the house and garden, so I decided to look up the word and know exactly what I am thinking of when I think “enchanted.”  

Enchanting: very delightful and charming. 

So that’s the right word. 

I am making a simpler’s tincture of mugwort this week.  My teacher was so kind to let me take some mugwort since I already have a tincture of motherwort, which some of the others were going to tincture. 

I looked at my medicine cabinet this morning, happy for what I have so far, and happier still to think what all will be in it by the time I am done.  And what all I will have learned.

As a side note, but certainly related, I have been thinking about what I am putting into my body daily.  Every bite of food or sip of drink or plant or whatever has an action.  Why would I eat things that I know are bad?  I am thankful for food and all that we have and sometimes we must eat and be thankful for whatever is put before us, but when given the choice, it makes sense to eat good things.

We did a plant meditation about the yarrow (Achillea).  It was very nice.  Calming.  Teaching. 

We harvested more comfrey, some nettles and some yarrow to put in the drying shed.  (Note to self:  you must make a small drying shed for your own yard.)

We sang again.  We pulled weeds and mulched.  We had a wonderful hot tea and one of the girls brought a fantastic pesto.  That’s all for now.