Amazing Violets: Simple Syrup Recipe
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Not only are violets edible, they are potent medicinal plants; all parts are used.
Mj Pettengill
- Apr 15
- 1 min
The Power of Homemade Onion Cough Syrup
Onion is a natural expectorant and clears lung issues due to respiratory illnesses.
Mj Pettengill
- Mar 28
- 2 min
Mugwort is Queen: The Benefits of Mugwort
The medicinal properties of Mugwort are incredible, and the plant is used worldwide for healing.
Mj Pettengill
- Mar 8
- 2 min
Music for the Poor
The organ grinder and his monkey were an integral part of the late nineteenth-century street life.
Mj Pettengill
- Feb 4
- 3 min
Be Kind to Your Neighbors
This is our shared morning prayer. I am grateful for them. And they are for me, or at least for the seed.
Mj Pettengill
- Jan 26
- 1 min
The Power of White Pine Needle Tea (Pinus Strobus)
Trees are essential for life.
Mj Pettengill
- Dec 13, 2023
- 1 min
Book Release Notification ~ (In time for the holidays...)
The Crows' Path is available!
Mj Pettengill
- Dec 7, 2023
- 2 min
The Crows' Path
After an intriguing and unplanned journey, I am pleased to share the news. The Crows’ Path is available in ebook format.
Mj Pettengill
- Nov 16, 2023
- 3 min
Fearless Steps Above the Clouds
It was the epitome of duality—stunning beauty in a harrowing setting. How blessed I was to be in that situation.
Mj Pettengill
- Oct 12, 2023
- 3 min
Created in Perfection
Somehow, many humans have forgotten or may not comprehend that all of us and this earth were created in perfection.
Mj Pettengill
- Aug 31, 2023
- 3 min
'Til The Cows Come Home
My grandparents were guides for my future self, succeeding as both the farmer and the farmer’s wife.
Mj Pettengill
- Aug 12, 2023
- 1 min
Where It All Began: Alumna Discovers Unmarked Graves
Union Institute & University Article Features Mj Pettengill, Author
Mj Pettengill
- Jul 30, 2023
- 2 min
NUTRITIOUS SUMAC LEMONADE
If you were blindfolded and tasted Sumac Lemonade, you would think it was an authentic citrus lemonade.
Mj Pettengill
- Jul 12, 2023
- 1 min
The Beauty of Yarrow
I honor the sacred blossoms of pink and white that grace the fields of Marigold Moon. However, I am especially drawn to the feathery...
Mj Pettengill
- Jul 4, 2023
- 2 min
God's Finale: My Fireworks Have Wings
“But I know where the real finale is, and we can beat the traffic.”
Mj Pettengill
- Jun 29, 2023
- 1 min
Celebrate Weeds and Bees!
I have many wild spaces in the fields of Marigold Moon. It is vital to provide these spaces for Our Mother's expression, for the plants...
Mj Pettengill
- Jun 21, 2023
- 1 min
Summer Night, Riverside
In the wild soft summer darkness...
Mj Pettengill
- Jun 18, 2023
- 6 min
Dear Dad
I feel blessed to have had you as my earthly father and honor the gifts you gave me in life that continue to unfold.
Mj Pettengill
- Jun 13, 2023
- 2 min
The Vacant Chair
"We shall meet, but we shall miss him; there will be one vacant chair;
We shall linger to caress him when we breathe our evening prayer."
Mj Pettengill
- Jun 6, 2023
- 2 min
Good Day Sunshine: St. John's Wort
"St. John’s wort doth charm all the witches away. If gathered at midnight on the saint’s holy day. And devils and witches have no power...
Down from the Tree - Book Three
Samuel J. Hodgdon II
A Boy ~ A Vision ~ A Knowing Tree
The Journey Continues
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