Suzanne’s last day at Earth Mama Angel Baby was last week and we’re happy about it. Not because we’re happy she’s leaving, but because we’re happy she is leaving to have a baby.
She came to work at Earth Mama Angel Baby, and has been our #1 Mama’s Helper ever since. It was the same month we packed up the [...]
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January 15, 2010 5:07 pm | 
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I’ve never been one for New Year’s resolutions. Instead, I prefer to take periodic pauses to take stock, reflect and evaluate. Four times a year at the beginning of each new season, I try to make my way just over the state line to “take the waters” at Carson Mineral Hot Springs & Spa. On [...]
My Garden | mama | January 8, 2010 2:53 pm | Comments (4)
It’s winter time, and the perennial herbs lie dormant, gathering their strength to burst forth in all their glory come spring. Lady’s Mantle is one of those herbs, collecting itself to dependably reappear, to be used as a powerful protector for women during all stages of their adult lives, from menarche to menopause.
Alchemilla vulgaris, or [...]
My Garden | mama | December 29, 2009 1:30 pm | Comments (1)
I have never met any person who has not been touched by baby loss. Women who have been pregnant and have lost a baby are most often tended to only as grieving women. But their bodies experience many of the same physical discomforts as other postpartum women and these physical reminders of their lost babies further [...]
My Garden | mama | November 18, 2009 3:06 pm | Comments (1)
Spending time in the garden feels like a vacation to me. One would reasonably think, however, that in November the gardens are in hibernation mode. But while Oregon has been inundated with rain for the past few weeks and the gardens are preparing to rest, their bounty is flourishing. A thankful harvest indeed. It was a joyful [...]
My Garden | mama | November 10, 2009 4:02 pm | Comments (1)
Not everyone thinks dandelions are swell like I do. In fact, I’d wager most people consider them another lawn weed to eradicate, one determined, single-minded way or another. In truth, most medicinal herbs are common plants that are prolific and commonly considered weeds. But weeds are, by definition, just plants that grow where they are [...]
My Garden | mama | October 8, 2009 1:48 pm | Comments (1)
I’ve mentioned before how extraordinarily lucky I was to spend three years outside, working in the garden to learn what would become the Earth Mama Angel Baby product line. Those three years were bliss. Each day I had nothing to focus on but which plants needed to be moved, pruned, nurtured or harvested. I learned [...]
My Garden | mama | September 4, 2009 4:48 pm | Comments (2)
Ask anybody here. The one subject that is guaranteed to hoist me up on my soap box is untruths (a very nice way of saying deliberately misleading information) in product packaging.
I’m a manufacturer, but I’m also a consumer. I buy products for myself and for my family to clean, moisturize and pamper. And like everyone [...]
Outside the Garden | mama | August 7, 2009 2:46 pm | Comments (4)
I’d like to preface the following comments by acknowledging that people’s fears are real and worthy of respectful consideration. There. That’s out of the way. Now I want to tell you about what happened last week.
One of our Customer Care Mamas, let’s just call her “Trixie” to afford her some measure of anonymity, had a [...]
Inside EMAB | mama | August 5, 2009 5:08 pm | Comments (7)
I’ve been pondering the apparent plight of bees the past few days. I mean more so than usual.
I tried to take a picture of the lavender that is dancing under the weight of bees that zip from one blossom to the next, but photographs just don’t capture the magic. Still pictures just can’t show [...]
My Garden | mama | July 27, 2009 9:56 am | Comments (2)
Happiest in the garden with dirt under my nails and my butt in the air. Read More...
