Backroads mom

Foraging for Rosehips

I have always looked forward to spring and all the plants and flowers being in bloom! Love drying them and using them for tea! I have always felt like when the growing season was over in the fall then the foraging for plants ended. However I just recently discovered that fall and winter foraging can…
It starts with the father!

As I age I look back reflectively on the way I was raised and why I turned out the way I did. I feel like all the influences of my childhood and all the experiences have shaped me into the woman I am today. I realize as I sit and think about the many women…
Apple cider donut loaf cake!

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Love yourself!

Enjoy life! Don’t let it get you down! I find it crazy as you age how things you loved when you were younger get put aside. How dreams and passions get let go! So many aspirations and such big imaginations fill our heads at young ages. As we mature we find ourselves trying things and…
KITCHEN WITCHERY

As a little girl I wanted to be a chemist or wizard! Someone who could whip up remedies and potions! I remember as a child collecting flowers and leaves and concocting brews and teas! Mud pies, salads and flower water were my specialty! As I got older, at school we learned of witches and the…
Days of summer

Summer Nothing says summer like Raspberries in the garden! I get two crops from my raspberries each season and love to make raspberry syrup! This syrup pairs well with sun tea! It also tastes wonderful on pancakes! Also great to add to your favorite cocktail! The possibilities are endless! Raspberry simple syrup Ingredients Directions Perfect…
Summer Summer days, sunny and dry.Kids playing makes me sigh.Fireflies and June bugsdancing high.Sunflowers, a proud rest stop for bees to lie.Lakes and rivers to cool off you know why!Lemonade and mojitos for me and my guy.Nights and weekends seem to just fly by.Homemade vanilla ice cream with peaches and strawberries oh my!Where did my…
Seed Saving For Fall and Spring!

Don’t discount those end of summer plants! You know the ones, they look half dead, they are on clearance at your local home and farm store. Buy them, plant at home, give them some love! If they don’t bounce back and start showing signs of life, cut their heads off! That’s right! Cut them off!…
Wild Rose and geranium face cream

Have you ever researched the healing properties of all the plants that grow naturally around you? We live in zone 6, and around mid May all the wonderful smelling wild roses started to bloom. Taking a walk through my yard I realized what a wonderful treasure trove of natural healing properties that grew within my…
Herbal Tea

Making an apothecary cabinet for herbal teas are my new obsession! Once I learned how many medicinal plants I can grow, harvest, dry and then consume I was sold. Gardening is my passion and this is just another way to reap the benefits of having a green thumb! Today I’m drying garden thyme, lavender, apple…