The myth of Ewicher Yeeger, the Eternal Hunter, is deeply rooted in the Blue Mountain region of the Deitscherei, and in the spirit of the...

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My love and passion for my Pennsylvania Dutch heritage extends deep and wide, much like my own family tree extends and roots in all...

Cough Syrup Recipe

When I was a child, my best friend and I walked to visit my grandmother nearly every day in the summertime. A widow, she lived alone in...

Recently, a friend and I were driving home from celebrating Erntfescht, the traditional Pennsylvania Dutch "Thanksgiving," with our...

5 cobs of corn or 4 cups of corn removed from husk 5 cups of water 1 piece of ginger, peeled and chopped 1/2 teaspoon curry powder 1/2...

A new client came to my studio for the first time last week. During consultation he said he wished to receive Reiki treatments, but he...

Cold and Flu Season is fast approaching, so I am preparing the best way I know how by stocking up on my herbs and home remedies. Garlic...

Traffic on the Walt Whitman bridge was relatively light as I gazed out the passenger side window into the waters of the Port of...

Walking into my studio last week, I was both surprised and overjoyed to discover an abundance of Common Burdock growing near my flower...

My great-grandmother, "Libby," was a woman of Pennsylvania Dutch descent, a practitioner of folk healing, and a woman of strength and...

The Dandelion. Perhaps one of the most misunderstood gifts provided by Mother Nature. Their bright yellow heads pop-up everywhere, and...

Growing up, I knew two things-- I was "German & Swiss", and I was "Pennsylvania Dutch." The former I learned from my mother, who told me...

As a Healer, I live by the philosophy of Hippocrates, "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food." Our bodies house our hearts,...

I am revisiting one of my favorite recipes today, from one of my favorite Pennsylvania Dutch recipe books by William Woys Weaver; Yarrick...

This year, I decided to try a new method for starting my seeds. This is a mini-greenhouse that is portable and easy to make. I bought...

Groundhog Day is so much more than the spectacle on display in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania every February 2nd, it marks the beginning of a...