Blog - from my roof top in Kitsilano - Musings on local plants who speak to me.
And so it be
March 7, 2025 Blog Post #5
Everything on a dandelion, in a pesticide - free environment, is edible. The word "Dandelion" is derived from the French word dent - de - lion, meaning "tooth of lion". I've been waiting for these sunny friends to show themselves for weeks! Dandelions begin to appear as winter fades, bringing cheerful and courageous medicine to those who hear plants speak. Either in a tea, a tonic, a salad, as a magic crown or as an offering to our Faerie Folk, befriend the Dandelion this season and save a dance for me.
Art by Salvador Dali
"Dance of the Dandelions"
Blog entry #5 January 21 2025
Hell ya!
Helleborus is sometimes referred to as a winter rose. We have them growing outside our doorstep. I've recently discovered it not to be a rose at all but part of Ranunculaceae or buttercup family. I've always remembered its name from its' prefix, Hell. "Come hell or high water" it blooms in winter. Helleborus was used in witches ointments historically for the purpose of becoming invisible or for eternal youth. It was also used in spells for protection against evil. Ours is pale pink. It is hardy, cold resistant and bold. Her medicine reminds me (as I lean into aging and retiring and not always gracefully) that seasons change, I'm not invisible and that playtime is mandatory.
