Category Archives: Health

How to Kick The Big Stink Out…

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Rebecca Fox

…Hang laundry on the line in a February blizzard. Really there is a purpose to clothes on the line in February: I’m on a mission to remove The Big Stink. (If you want to skip the back-story and find out … Continue reading →

Posted in Canary, Clothing, Environmental Sensitivities, Health | Tagged Canary, Environmental Sensitivities, fabric, health, I Hate Febreze, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, Odors, Removing Febreze, Toxic Household Products, winter, Work in Progress | 44 Comments

For the Love of Chai

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Rebecca Fox

CHAI TEA RECIPE I find that ready-made chai tea is too light on spices for my tastes so I developed my own blend from spices I had on-hand. Feel free to experiment with combinations. INGREDIENTS: 9T Black Tea 1t Vanilla … Continue reading →

Posted in creativity, Food, Health | Tagged cocoa nibs, creativity, Food, Recipes, Recipes, spice, tea, Tea, vegetarian | 2 Comments

Natural Building With Straw & Clay

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Rebecca Fox

This weekend I spent a day helping stuff the walls of a straw/clay home. Having been constructed with natural materials, a straw/clay home is a canary’s dream home: a true sanctuary. This is a beautiful, GA Cook Co. (Maple … Continue reading →

Posted in Canary, Green Living, Health | Tagged Arts, Building, Canary, canary safe, Crafts, Natural Building, Thomas Hirsch, timber frame | Leave a comment

The hip problem that wasn’t

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Lisa Yarost

I am sharing this story in hopes that it will help some people who have unexplained hip pain, knee pain, or back pain. While my situation will obviously not apply to everybody, I hope that by sharing this I can … Continue reading →

Posted in Health | Tagged Back pain, health, Hip, hip pain, IT band pain, Pain, Pain management, Physical therapy | 3 Comments

Spreading a Little Magic…

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Rebecca Fox

Service to humans isn’t just for the dogs. Mini horses can do the same work and live decades longer than dogs. Minis can easily live beyond 40-years-old. Check out the mini, Magic, who was named the Most Heroic Animal in … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Health, Horses | Tagged Gentle Carousel Therapy Horses, healing, horse therapy, Horses, magic, mini horses, Therapy Horses | 2 Comments

Room to Grow

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Rebecca Fox

On this sunny but cold, glorious winter day the amaryllis in my studio continue to reach their first buds towards the light in the warmth of my wood-fired home. They are products of my latest endeavors. In October I quit … Continue reading →