Posted by Dorine King on August 18th, 2021 in Holidays, Lammas, Summer Vacation, Summer Vacation
It seems we just said hello and now it’s time to say Goodbye Summer! You sure went by quickly! I don’t know about you all, but we packed in a lot of activity into our summer even though we...
Posted by Dorine King on February 3rd, 2021 in Chinese New Year, Feng Shui
Happy Chinese New Year 2021 Gong Xi Fa Cai – Wishing You Prosperity! Good Bye 2020 – Hello 2021 I, for one, am happy to leave 2020 behind! How about you? We only want to see it in our...
Posted by Dorine King on February 2nd, 2020 in Chinese New Year
Gong Hei Fat Choy! Wishing you all great happiness and prosperity in 2020 Year of Metal Rat! 2020 Year of Metal Rat 2020 Year of the Yang Metal Rat. Lunar New Year began on January 25, 2020 and Solar...
Posted by Dorine King on February 2nd, 2019 in Chinese New Year
Yin Earth Pig 2019 is the year of the Yin Earth Pig and it begins February 4. This year the Solar New Year begins on February 4, 2019 at 12:00am and Lunar New Year begins on February 4, 2019...
Posted by Dorine King on June 20th, 2018 in Cooking Through the Seasons, Mor-Mor, Wok Wednesday
I belong to a Wok Wednesday Cooking Group. Each month we are given two recipes from Grace Young’s book The Breath of a Wok. We cook the dishes and post photos of our meals. Sometimes we give a bit...
Posted by Dorine King on June 15th, 2018 in Cooking Through the Seasons, Food Prep, Mor-Mor
Every week, I try to get a plan, a menu, a shopping list and a bit of a head start on food prep for the week coming up. This week, I am making a favorite easy egg bake so...
Posted by Dorine King on June 1st, 2018 in Essential Oil Summer First Aid Kit, Floor Plan Analysis, Summer Vacation, Vacation
Summer Vacation is one of my favorite things! When I think of summer vacation, I think of being a kid and going to my grandparents hunting cabin. We all called it The Shack. It’s still referred to as The...
Posted by Dorine King on November 30th, 2017 in Christmas, Holidays, Winter Solstice, Yule
Yule Meaning This year Yule also known as the Winter Solstice is on December 21, 2017. It is the time of year we are in the greatest darkness. Solstice is the shortest day of the year. Sometimes, people will...
Posted by Dorine King on September 19th, 2017 in Aromatherapy, Holidays
Essential Oils for the Fall and Autumn Equinox What are your favorite essential oils for Fall and Autumn Equinox? This year the Autumn Equinox, also known as Mabon, is on September 22, 2017 at 3:02 PM Central Time and...
Posted by Dorine King on September 17th, 2017 in Green Cleaning, Holidays, Living Feng Shui 4-Month Program, Therapeutic Uses of Essential Oils, What's In Your Medicine Cabinet?
This year the Autumn Equinox, also known as Mabon, is on September 22, 2017 at 3:02 PM Central Time and is celebrated in many cultures. China celebrates with the Moon Festival, mooncakes filled with lotus, sesame seed, duck...
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