Cheryl Loomans

I foraged:
1) Holcus lanatus
2) Ambrosia artemisiifolia
3) Erigeron annuus
4) Verbascum thapsus
5) Setaria pumila
6) Linaria vulgaris

I foraged:
1) Poa trivialis
2) Phalaris arundinacea
3) Chenopodium album
4) Nepeta cataria
5) Echinacea angustifolia
6) Eutrochium maculatum

I foraged:
1) Nepeta racemosa
2) Valeriana officinalis
3) Scutellaria lateriflora
4) Trifolium repens
5) Achillea millefolium
6) Taraxacum officinale

I foraged
1) Lactuca serriola
2) Monarda fistulosa
3) Inula helenium
4) Rumex crispus
5) Plantago major
6) Hypericum perforatum

We are starting to raise rabbits and needed a hutch for our first Bun, Susan. The entire project (except the wire mesh) was built from materials already on hand. Most of the wood is heat treated pallet wood that took apart a few years ago. The rest was 2 x 4s that were left over from odd projects over the years. The hardware was also from my stash.

I built a 2' x 4' hutch with an insulated "house". The insulation sheets were from years ago when we did stained glass and traveled to art shows - it's repurposed. To prevent the Bun from eating the insulation I placed boards on the inside and outside of the walls of the house sandwiching it in between.

I started the project after my daughter left for work,  you should have seen the smile on her face when she got home!
Project took 9.5 hours total to build, another 1.5 hours to move and set up for its new occupant.

James has unofficially had seasonal depression since he was in middle school and is now in his mid 20's. Recently he has been experiencing worse symptoms during what's normally a good time of the year for him. Not wanting to get up, not wanting to cook but willing to eat. Inability to motivate himself to make personal changes and decisions.
He approached me a few months ago asking if there where any herbs that might help. He really did not want to go to a traditional Dr.

I let him know if I was feeling how he described I would try 1 tsp each of lemon balm and St. John's wort twice a day.

He was told that the herbs could help or make things worse and he needed to talk with me every couple days.

James is not very good at remembering to take them so it took awhile to see how they affected him. During that time it was near impossible to get a call back. Very frustrating.

Eventually he started improving and has made some huge life altering decisions that we pray are for the best. Time will tell.

It's been over a month, he's leaving the house, returning calls and is acting much more responsible. It's good to see the old James again.

I have several wooden homemade versions of this plastic one. We mostly use them for ice fishing and sturgeon spearing. I will take a picture when I get back home in a couple days. For comfort they have batting and a cotton cover simular to a stool.

Cleaned window screens!

I installed a retractable clothes line from my she shed to the raised bed "latice"

R, thank you for sharing the process and meaning of your painting. I can't wait to read more and excited to see the next layers.