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What's New? Mark the Date For Upcoming Classes and Events
As a perennial hermitess, this is bearable— even preferable—but the time has come to emerge from the cocoon.

Mj Pettengill
Aug 28, 20222 min read


The Doctrine of Signatures
The stems of the elderberries look like lungs.

Mj Pettengill
Aug 26, 20221 min read


A Note Inside a Coat: Foundlings ~ From the Author's Pen
Do you know what a foundling is?

Mj Pettengill
Aug 22, 20223 min read


The Party Is Just Beginning
Rise up! The root season awaits.

Mj Pettengill
Aug 19, 20221 min read


NUTRITIOUS SUMAC LEMONADE
If you were blindfolded and tasted Sumac Lemonade, you would think it was an authentic citrus lemonade.

Mj Pettengill
Aug 17, 20222 min read


Good Soup and a Pure Heart
“Anyone who tells a lie has not a pure heart and cannot make a good soup.”
— Beethoven

Mj Pettengill
Aug 10, 20223 min read


Her Name Was Janet Brown
The souls of the departed visit us on the wings of a monarch.

Mj Pettengill
Aug 6, 20223 min read


Marya of the Wood: The Return of the Fox
Together we sang, our melodies mingling, dancing across the treetops, over the vernal pool, and drifting into the woods.

Mj Pettengill
Jul 24, 20224 min read


The Sweetness of Summer and Self Care
Remember to love yourself as much as you do others.

Mj Pettengill
Jul 16, 20222 min read


The Magic of the Blues
Blueberries help treat neurodegenerative diseases, reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, and help with allergy-related inflammation.

Mj Pettengill
Jul 15, 20221 min read


God's Finale: My Fireworks Have Wings
My fireworks have wings and fly around in the fields and out by the pond.

Mj Pettengill
Jul 3, 20222 min read


Where the Magic Tree Stands
Until meeting Samuel, I was unaware that I had left a vital part of my soul in the heart of that tree.

Mj Pettengill
Jun 30, 20225 min read


From the Author's Pen: The Fate of Dolly May McGinnis
I find my way to the truth. It’s there; it waits patiently for relief from rage left unexpressed.

Mj Pettengill
Jun 21, 20223 min read


Hope Searching for Its Heart
With Abigail, I shared gratitude when my father gave me this doll. And like Abigail, my doll meant more after my father’s passing.

Mj Pettengill
Jun 19, 20224 min read


Marigold Moon Wildcraft Apothecary Workshop: The Art of Wild Tea
The Art of Wild Tea: Wildcrafting in New Hampshire Workshop / Facilitator: Mj Pettengill Embrace the nature of our cycles and seasons...

Mj Pettengill
Jun 13, 20221 min read


Be the Rain, Not the Thunder
“Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.”
—Rumi

Mj Pettengill
Jun 5, 20223 min read


In Flanders Fields
In Flanders fields, the poppies blow...

Mj Pettengill
May 30, 20221 min read


How Were We to Know?
It was oddly festive for such an unfortunate event.

Mj Pettengill
May 27, 20222 min read


Forget-Me-Not
Forget-me-not because we grow together...

Mj Pettengill
May 23, 20221 min read


Healing Update: Scent Therapy
I wish to report that the "Scent Therapy/ Olfactory Training" is effective. I am still dealing with parosmia (intense onions, sulfur, and...

Mj Pettengill
May 15, 20221 min read

Down from the Tree - Book Three
Samuel J. Hodgdon II
A Boy ~ A Vision ~ A Knowing Tree
The Journey Continues
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