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Mj Pettengill
Jul 24, 20224 min read
Marya of the Wood: The Return of the Fox
Together we sang, our melodies mingling, dancing across the treetops, over the vernal pool, and drifting into the woods.
Mj Pettengill
Jul 16, 20222 min read
The Sweetness of Summer and Self Care
Remember to love yourself as much as you do others.
Mj Pettengill
Jul 15, 20221 min read
The Magic of the Blues
Blueberries help treat neurodegenerative diseases, reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, and help with allergy-related inflammation.
Mj Pettengill
Jul 3, 20222 min read
God's Finale: My Fireworks Have Wings
My fireworks have wings and fly around in the fields and out by the pond.
Mj Pettengill
Jun 30, 20225 min read
Where the Magic Tree Stands
Until meeting Samuel, I was unaware that I had left a vital part of my soul in the heart of that tree.
Mj Pettengill
Jun 21, 20223 min read
From the Author's Pen: The Fate of Dolly May McGinnis
I find my way to the truth. It’s there; it waits patiently for relief from rage left unexpressed.
Mj Pettengill
Jun 19, 20224 min read
Hope Searching for Its Heart
With Abigail, I shared gratitude when my father gave me this doll. And like Abigail, my doll meant more after my father’s passing.
Mj Pettengill
Jun 13, 20221 min read
Marigold Moon Wildcraft Apothecary Workshop: The Art of Wild Tea
The Art of Wild Tea: Wildcrafting in New Hampshire Workshop / Facilitator: Mj Pettengill Embrace the nature of our cycles and seasons...
Mj Pettengill
Jun 5, 20223 min read
Be the Rain, Not the Thunder
“Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.”
—Rumi
Mj Pettengill
May 30, 20221 min read
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders fields, the poppies blow...
Mj Pettengill
May 27, 20222 min read
How Were We to Know?
It was oddly festive for such an unfortunate event.
Mj Pettengill
May 23, 20221 min read
Forget-Me-Not
Forget-me-not because we grow together...
Mj Pettengill
May 15, 20221 min read
Healing Update: Scent Therapy
I wish to report that the "Scent Therapy/ Olfactory Training" is effective. I am still dealing with parosmia (intense onions, sulfur, and...
Mj Pettengill
May 13, 20224 min read
If We Call Her Father Earth
To the pretty frogs, dragonflies, birds, fish, beavers, flowers, rivers, bees, and swamps, I am sorry.
Mj Pettengill
May 8, 20222 min read
Raw, Wild Imperfection
Before Death’s final blow, she was but a flower that never faded, showin’ me the fierceness of a mother’s love.
Mj Pettengill
May 7, 20223 min read
The Original Mother's Day Proclamation: Call for Peace
From the bosom of the devastated earth, a voice goes up with our own. It says, "Disarm, Disarm!"
Mj Pettengill
May 4, 20224 min read
When You Can't Smell the Coffee
If we choose to acknowledge it, our bodies have tremendous healing capabilities.
Mj Pettengill
Apr 28, 20225 min read
I Am Not My Hair: A Healing Journey
Within a short time, many of my former curls were in messy, swirling clumps, blowing gently in the trees.
Mj Pettengill
Apr 22, 20221 min read
The Heart of the Tree
There wasn’t a better place for untanglin’ thoughts and bein’ amongst clouds.
Mj Pettengill
Apr 19, 20222 min read
Peace and the Healing Path
Ah yes, we are resilient and resourceful.
Down from the Tree - Book Three
Samuel J. Hodgdon II
A Boy ~ A Vision ~ A Knowing Tree
The Journey Continues
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