Leaf and Lore Lagniappe

Smudging: Smoke Cleansing to Clear the Air
Like me, you may be familiar with use of incense and smoke in religious ceremonies such as frankincense and myrhh that have been traditionally used during Roman Catholic mass. Native...
Smudging: Smoke Cleansing to Clear the Air
Like me, you may be familiar with use of incense and smoke in religious ceremonies such as frankincense and myrhh that have been traditionally used during Roman Catholic mass. Native...

Everybody Loves Lavender
Take a minute to chill... One of most popular essential oils due to its pleasant aroma and versatility, lavender is known to help relieve stress and situational anxiety. Ancient Romans...
Everybody Loves Lavender
Take a minute to chill... One of most popular essential oils due to its pleasant aroma and versatility, lavender is known to help relieve stress and situational anxiety. Ancient Romans...

Popping Up in Flat Town, With Gratitude
“Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer." -Maya Angelou Just south of where the hills of North Louisiana first turn into flat prairie...
Popping Up in Flat Town, With Gratitude
“Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer." -Maya Angelou Just south of where the hills of North Louisiana first turn into flat prairie...

Exfoliating: (Stripping Off and) Turning over a...
Exfoliate / (ɛksˈfəʊlɪˌeɪt) / Verb. to wash (a part of the body) with a granular cosmetic preparation in order to remove dead cells from the skin's surface; from Late Latin exfoliāre to strip off...
Exfoliating: (Stripping Off and) Turning over a...
Exfoliate / (ɛksˈfəʊlɪˌeɪt) / Verb. to wash (a part of the body) with a granular cosmetic preparation in order to remove dead cells from the skin's surface; from Late Latin exfoliāre to strip off...

Father's Day
(Originally posted June 2022) A few years ago, I sent my dad a plastic bird-deterrent owl with glowing eyes for his garden for Father’s Day. Below, on the left side...
Father's Day
(Originally posted June 2022) A few years ago, I sent my dad a plastic bird-deterrent owl with glowing eyes for his garden for Father’s Day. Below, on the left side...

Earth Day - Mother's Day 2022
(Originally posted May 2022) Did you know that the first Earth Day was in 1970? It's considered the birth of the modern environmentalist movement. I was born in the early '70s, so...
Earth Day - Mother's Day 2022
(Originally posted May 2022) Did you know that the first Earth Day was in 1970? It's considered the birth of the modern environmentalist movement. I was born in the early '70s, so...