"I'm like the girl next door plus something more."

I have a husband and a cat. They are both very well-loved by me. I live in a Rural area that the world is trying to subdivide to create a never-ending suburbia. Most people don't know that parts of New York State are rural or even that there are any places besides New York City, Albany, Niagara Falls, and Buffalo.

My favorite places are: The Adirondacks, the woods, and my home.

I really enjoy Helium.

My goal is to be able to earn a living, while staying home, and become a part-time gatherer (as in hunter-gatherer).

2007 Gathered: Wild Canadian violet flowers, rose petals, Motherwort, clover, chives, raspberries, heal-all and mint, apples, jerusalem artichoke, chives,lamb's quarters seeds, dock seeds

Gathered in 2008: apples, Japanese Quince, chives, oregano, marjorum, milkweed(milkweed-not for food-lots of other uses, see my article)

My passion is ...

food, esp. Ice Cream!

I know too much about ...

the negative side of human nature.

My parents always told me ...

Everybody is trying to be pretty or beautiful, try to be adorable, there's less competition

My childhood ambition ...

was to become a teacher.

My favorite memory ...

My husband proposing to me.

Why I write ...

some topics refuse to be silenced in my head until I do

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Helium ,Harry Potter movie today, Country/ 50s Rock

My first job ...

Making sandwiches for a vending machine company.

My best moment ...

Saying, "I Do," at the altar.

My inspiration ...

People telling me I have a lot to give

Home & Garden > Gardening (Other) The different uses of milkweed

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Milkweed, to the paper maker, the quilter, the mobile artist, the ropemaker, the home sewer, and the nature enthusist, this is a wonderful find. Even World War II history buffs can learn to love this magnificient weed. Why? Because milkweed has played an important role in history, not just for World War II.

Precautions: Milkweed has been used by Native Americans as medicine and food.*2 This is NOT recommended because it does have elements in it that can cause problems for your heart. Having said that, I have friends who heat up water to a rolling boil and throw the tiniest pods in when the...

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