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Setting boundaries
“Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.” Carl Sandburg Often the hardest word you can say is 'no'. It happens to me all the time. My children...
Cooking with herbs – dandelion
Welcome to the LWTM – ‘Cooking with herbs’ blog series In this blog series you will find historical information and recipes about the most commonly used kitchen herbs. They do not only add flavour, but they also make a positive impact on our health and well-being. To...
Think positive and stay focused
Positive thinking and focus are vital ingredients when it comes to living a positive and successful work and social life. So if right now you are stuck in a rut and want to change your life for the positive, here are a few thoughts: Think positive: 'Happy' or...
The secret of Biodynamic gardening
Gardening in harmony with the phases of the moon has been practised for thousands of years. Its modern version ‘Biodynamics’ has been redefined by Rudolf Steiner less than a century ago. It builds on the concept of organic farming by combining it with the Ancient...
Cooking with herbs – tarragon
Welcome to the LWTM – ‘Cooking with herbs’ blog series In this blog series you will find historical information and recipes about the most commonly used kitchen herbs. They do not only add flavour, but they also make a positive impact on our health and well-being. To...
Wake up to lemon water
I have something to share with you. For years I could not do without my early morning coffee. That was until last summer when I decided to replace my daily brown brew with lemon water. And the results have been astounding. I get lots of comments that I look healthier,...
How to make Seville orange marmalade
You don't have to be Paddington bear to love home-made marmalade. I really enjoy it as part of my leisurely week-end breakfast, together with a bagel and a good cup of coffee. The 'queen of all marmalades' is the Seville orange marmalade. Seville oranges are slightly...
Cooking with herbs – Savory
Welcome to the LWTM – ‘Cooking with herbs’ blog series In this blog series you will find historical information and recipes about the most commonly used kitchen herbs. They do not only add flavour, but they also make a positive impact on our health and well-being. To...
Fire, Earth, Air and Water
Fractions showing some of Empedocles original work The concept of the four elements, together with the day qualities plays a big part in the Biodynamic calendar. So here is some information about the man who started it all. He was called Empedocles, a philosopher,...
Winter solstice
The winter solstice is the shortest day of the annual sun cycle. Nowadays this event passes by without any thought or celebration, as with electric lighting and heating the length of day light is no longer of any importance. When it gets dark, a switch of a button...
Cooking with herbs – dill
Welcome to the LWTM – ‘Cooking with herbs’ blog series In this blog series you will find historical information and recipes about the most commonly used kitchen herbs. They do not only add flavour, but they also make a positive impact on our health and well-being. To...
leaf mould – nature’s restorer
It is autumn again and the leaves are turning red, golden and orange before they finally fall to the ground and gather around tree trunks, lawns and bushes. If you own a lot of deciduous plants and trees, then rake up their leaves and make your own precious leave...
Cooking with herbs – lovage
Welcome to the LWTM – ‘Cooking with herbs’ blog series In this blog series you will find historical information and recipes about the most commonly used kitchen herbs. They do not only add flavour, but they also make a positive impact on our health and well-being. To...
Vinegar – the natural cleaner
When you shop next time, put a bottle of very inexpensive malt or cider vinegar on the list and you will be amazed what you can do with it. Here are a few of its many applications. 1. Descaling household appliances such as the kettle, iron, coffee maker or washing...
Nail strengthening manicure
Today is a great day for a manicure and anything to do with handcare. Clean, manicured hands and feet are part of a groomed appearance. If you suffer from rather brittle nails (like I used to), then please read this tip for a nail strengthening manicure. Look...
Cooking with herbs – basil
Welcome to the LWTM - 'Cooking with herbs' blog series In this blog series you will find historical information and recipes about the most commonly used kitchen herbs. They do not only add flavour, but they also make a positive impact on our health and well-being. To...
Biodynamic versus conventional growing
In the early 1920ies the Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner was approached by a number of concerned farmers who saw that in just a few years of using artificial fertiliser the soil was getting so depleted that they feared for the future of their land. Faced with...
The origin of the moon calendar
People have looked up into the sky for thousands of years to find purpose and a sense of time and order. In doing so pre-historic societies chose the path of the moon as their first cosmic guide. Marked animal bones, recently discovered in the Dordogne region in...
Cooking with herbs – chives
Welcome to the LWTM - 'Cooking with herbs' blog series In this blog series you will find historical information and recipes about the most commonly used kitchen herbs. They do not only add flavour, but they also make a positive impact on our health and well-being. To...
How to remove unwanted hair growth
There are many ways to remove unsightly, unwanted hair growth. Below you can find a few methods, some can be done at home, others need to be performed by an experienced hair removal expert. The best times to remove unwanted hair growth is during the Waning Moon or...
Cooking with herbs-mint
Welcome to the LWTM – ‘Cooking with herbs’ blog series In this blog series you will find historical information and recipes about the most commonly used kitchen herbs. They do not only add flavour, but they also make a positive impact on our health and well-being. To...
Cooking with herbs- oregano
Welcome to the LWTM – ‘Cooking with herbs’ blog series In this blog series you will find historical information and recipes about the most commonly used kitchen herbs. They do not only add flavour, but they also make a positive impact on our health and well-being. To...
Biodynamic living – a step too far?
Earlier today I read an article in a British newspaper called The Guardian with the title 'Insecticides put world food supplies at risk'. This topic reminded of a few conversations I had with my English friends in the late 1990ies. At that time I already championed...
Cooking with yoghurt
People have been making yoghurt for over four thousand years. Its name comes from the Turkish word ‘yogurt’, meaning ‘curdled or thickened’. Milk (mostly cow and goats milk) is heated to about 45 degrees centigrade (112 degree F), then bacterial cultures are...
Cooking with herbs – The bay leaf
Welcome to the LWTM - 'Cooking with herbs' blog series In this blog series you will find historical information and recipes about the most commonly used kitchen herbs. They do not only add flavour, but they also make a positive impact on our health and well-being. To...
Home-made body scrub
Your skin renews at roughly the same time as one moon cycle - 28-31 days. To keep your skin looking clean and healthy it is important to preserve good circulation and regular body exfoliations can help with this. Here is a quick and easy-to-make body scrub recipe...
The effects of the moon on the earth’s climate
Welcome to the LWTM 'Moon Science' section! This series contains a number of blog posts that all deal with scientific and historical aspects of the moon. If you are interested in this strand, please type 'moon science' into the search button and read more articles...