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Volume 7 Issue 3 – March 2010

 

 

You will never be on top of the world if you try to carry it on your shoulders.”  – Unknown

 

Visualize this thing that you want.  See it, feel it, believe in it.  Make your mental blueprint and begin to build. ” 

– Robert Collier

 

He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it.”  – Martin Luther King Jr.

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  Good For The Soul:

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Do you know somebody that is special?  So much of what we see and hear is about the scary things that are happening on the planet, and yet, there is much that is wonderful.  Let’s start recognizing people who do remarkable things.  Let’s start changing the planetary energy by focusing on what is Good For The Soul.  Please submit your material to:

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CAVITE CITY, Philippines (CNN) -- At 16, Rhandolf Fajardo reflects on his former life as a gang member. "My gang mates were the most influential thing in my life," says Fajardo, who joined a gang when he was in sixth grade. "We were pressured to join."  Read more

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  Go Green   This section of the newsletter will have information related to GO GREEN.  Let us know what you are doing to make a difference for the planet’s health and we will share your ideas with readers each month.  Please submit your material to: www.gwenshealinggarden.ca/Contact_Form.htm or fax 306.586.6898.  Previous newsletter Go Green ideas are published in the Go Green section of this web site.

 

  Do you have a question about Gardening For The Soil or Gardening For The Soul?  Submit your questions to: www.gwenshealinggarden.ca/Contact_Form.htm or fax 306.586.6898.  Previous newsletter questions and answers are published in the Ask Gwen section of this web site.

 

  For Your Information  Previous newsletter FYI’s are published in the For Your Information section of this web site. 

 

  Hints & Tips  This section of the newsletter will have tidbits of information submitted by readers or that I have collected through the years and found useful.  Previous newsletter hints and tips are published in the Hints & Tips section of this web site.

 

  When you need an inspirational quote to enrich your day or a quote for a special occasion, you will find quotes on many topics at: Quotes. 

 

  Recipes  This issue features Yellow Food Energy: Dill (Anethum graveolens).  If you have a question about or would like to see a particular fruit or vegetable featured, submit your query to: Contact_Form. Previous recipes are published in the Recipes section of this web site. 

 

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Articles

Gardening for the Soil

  Ecology: 10 Ways To Fortify The Environment For Under $10

America’s beautiful landscape represents the natural brilliance of a nation founded on truth, freedom, and the well-being of all its citizens.  Read more

  Enjoy The Life Of Gardening: A Relaxing Sense Of Accomplishment

Everyone in your family, including your children, will enjoy planting a vegetable garden. Even when you include your children, you can still have a very delightful garden in which everyone can enjoy spending time together.  Read more

  Find Peace And Happiness Through Gardening

Gardening is a wonderful and relaxing hobby enjoyed by many all over the world. People who enjoy gardening often feel a deep-rooted sense of calm and tranquility, and they also forge a stronger connection with nature.  Read more

  Garden Cold Frames to Extend Your Gardening Season

We all are looking for ways to get garden crops sooner, or get more of them. One way to get an early jump is to use a cold frame to start your seedlings.  Read more

  Garden Gift Baskets for the Avid Gardener

If you have a friend or relative that is an avid gardener, there is no more thoughtful gift than a garden gift basket for a holiday, birthday or anniversary present. At first, you may seem overwhelmed when shopping in your garden center or on the internet.  Read more

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Gardening for the Soul

  Emanate Your "Moxie"

We need greatness in the world more than we need any other single human or natural resource. As we move further into the 21st century perhaps for first time in history, we can think about the possibility of an entire society of great individuals.  Read more

  Erase Endless Tape Loops

It's amazing to me that no matter how much I think I've done in life that there is always more to experience (and learn). And, I have also learned that life stagnates because I allow it to.  Read more

  Exploring The Mastermind

Just what is the MasterMind? To some, the name may sound a bit ominous. But to those fortunate insiders tapped into this powerful information, the mere mention of the MasterMind automatically brings the sense of exhilarating success that they know manifests when a group of people evolves into a single-minded synergistic unit.  Read more

  Faith: Finding Reason In A Chaotic Universe

Having faith… It’s not about understanding your higher power or even about defining a higher power. It’s not about knowing chapter and verse of any given scripture, or of taking part in religious practices.  Read more

  Fear - The Thief Of Dreams

"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear."  - H.P. Lovecraft

Fear is defined as an emotional response to an unknown or impending danger or as an expectation of evil.  Read more

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Go Green

Recycling saves energy, landfill space and natural resources.  Home recycling requires a trivial amount of time, yet offers substantial benefit to the homeowner as well as the environment.

Ø     Newspapers should be saved in its own bin, as this material goes directly back into newsprint recycling.  Recycling a four-foot stack of newspapers saves the equivalent of one 40-foot fir tree.

Ø     Plastic does not break down in landfill, and since it can be recycled to make many diverse products, effort should be made to recycle all plastic waste.

Ø     Glass is recycled according to color: clear, green and brown.  Recycling centers prefer it when glass is separated this way.  Collectively, these types of glass are referred to as "container" glass, and widely accepted for recycling.

Ø     Food cans should be rinsed and have lids and labels removed.  It helps if they are flattened, although many new cans are difficult to flatten; they should still be recycled.

Ø     Aluminium cans are very valuable as recyclable items.  Many recycling centers request they be not crushed flat.  Check locally.

Ø     Aluminium foil and foil packaging are also important to recycle; they are reprocessed into aluminium mechanical components, such as engine parts.

Ø     Computers, printers and hardware: pass it on.  The simplest solution to recycling your old computer.  Ask at a local school or put a notice on a community bulletin board offering your computer free for the taking.  Many people without a computer will still find use with the word processor and basic programs.

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Hints & Tips 

(submitted by Carol Turner)

Ø  Wasp Spray
A friend who is a receptionist in a church in a high-risk area was concerned about someone coming into the office on Monday to rob them when they were counting the collection.  She asked the local police department about using pepper spray and they recommended to her that she get a can of wasp spray instead. The wasp spray, they told her, can shoot up to twenty feet away and is a lot more accurate, while with the pepper spray, they have to get too close to you and could overpower you.  The wasp spray temporarily blinds an attacker until they get to the hospital for an antidote. She keeps a can on her desk in the office and it doesn't attract attention from people like a can of pepper spray would.  She also keeps one nearby at home for home protection.  Thought this was interesting and might be of use. On the heels of a break in and beating that left an elderly woman in Toledo dead, self-defense experts have a tip that could save your life.

Val Glinka teaches self-defense to students at Sylvania Southview High School. For decades, he's suggested putting a can of wasp and hornet spray near your door or bed.  Glinka says, "This is better than anything I can teach them."

Glinka considers it inexpensive, easy to find, and more effective than mace or pepper spray. The cans typically shoot 20 to 30 feet; so if someone tries to break into your home, Glinka says "spray the culprit in the eyes."  It's a tip he's given to students for decades.


It's also one he wants everyone to
hear.  If you're looking for protection, Glinka says look to the spray.  "That's going to give you a chance to call the police; maybe get out."  Maybe even save a life.
Please share this with all the people in your life.

 

Ø  Six helpful hints for your car in the winter

1.   Keep your headlights clear with car wax.

Just wipe ordinary car wax on your headlights. It contains special water   repellents that will prevent that messy mixture from accumulating on your lights - lasts 6 weeks.

    2.  Squeak-proof your wipers with rubbing alcohol.

Wipe the wipers with a cloth saturated with rubbing alcohol or ammonia.    This one trick can make badly streaking & squeaking wipers change to near perfect silence & clarity.

3. Ice-proof your windows with vinegar.

Frost on its way? Just fill a spray bottle with three parts vinegar to one part water & spritz it on all your windows at night. In the morning, they'll be clear of icy mess. Vinegar contains acetic acid, which raises the melting point of water---preventing water from freezing.

4. Prevent car doors from freezing shut with cooking spray.

Spritz cooking oil on the rubber seals around car doors & rub it in with a paper towel.  The cooking spray prevents water from melting into the rubber.

5. Fog-proof your windshield with shaving cream.

Spray some shaving cream on the inside of your windshield & wipe it off with paper towels. Shaving cream has many of the same ingredients found in commercial defoggers.

6. De-ice your lock in seconds with hand sanitizer.

Just put some hand sanitizer gel on the key & the lock & the problem is solved!

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Recipes

Yellow Food Energy: Dill (Anethum graveolens)

Dill Butter

1 pound (453.6 g) butter, softened

1 cup (250 mL) vegetable oil

2 tablespoons (30 mL) dried dill weed

Place butter, oil, and dill in a mixing bowl.  Beat until well blended.  Store covered in the refrigerator.  You can also roll dill butter into a log, wrap in plastic wrap and freeze.

Dill butter is great spread on toast and perfect for cooked carrots and potatoes.

 

Dilled Garlic

2 pounds (907.2 g) garlic, peeled

1 sprig fresh dill, chopped

cayenne pepper to taste

4 1/2 cups (2 L) distilled white vinegar

4 tablespoons (60 mL) pickling salt

Fill sterile containers with garlic, chopped fresh dill and cayenne pepper to within 1 inch (2.5 cm) of the top.

Mix the distilled white vinegar and salt in a medium saucepan.  Bring to a boil.

Pour the hot distilled white vinegar and salt mixture into the containers with the garlic mixture.  Fill to approximately 1/4 inch (6 mm) from the top. Seal and store in the refrigerator.

 

Fried Dill Pickles

1 cup 

(250 mL)

 all-purpose flour
1/4 cup (50 mL) cornstarch
1 teaspoon (5 mL) baking powder
1/4 teaspoon (1 mL) salt
1 cup (250 mL) ice water
1 egg yolk
2 tablespoons (30 mL) dill pickle
juice
4 cups drained dill pickle slices or equivalent amount of medium to large pickles, sliced 1/4 inch (6 mm) thick
vegetable
oil for frying

Stir flour, cornstarch, baking powder and salt into large bowl.  Make a well in center; add water, egg yolk and pickle juice, all at once.  Stir with a wire whisk to make a smooth batter.  Cover bowl and refrigerate 30 minutes.

Heat at least 2 inches (5 cm) of oil in deep fryer or large saucepan to 375° F (190° C). In batches, dip pickle slices in the batter to coat evenly and lightly.  Fry without crowding in hot oil until golden and crisp, 1-1/2 to 2 minutes.  Drain on paper towels and serve at once.

 

Lemon-Dill Sauce

3/4 cup (175 mL) mayonnaise
1/2
cup (125 mL) buttermilk
2 tablespoons (30 mL) chopped fresh dill (or 1 tablespoon (15 mL) dill weed)
1 tablespoon (15 mL) fresh parsley, minced
1 tablespoon (15 mL) lemon rind, grated
2 teaspoons (10 mL) lemon
juice, freshly squeezed
1 clove garlic, finely minced
sea salt, to taste

freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Combine all ingredients at least one hour before serving.  Cover and chill. This sauce may be made the night before. 

 

Potato Salad with Dill

6 red potatoes, cut into chunks

3/4 cup (175 mL) mayonnaise

1/4 cup (50 mL) red wine vinegar

1 tablespoon (15 mL) Dijon mustard

1 tablespoon (15 mL) dried dill weed

1 teaspoon (5 mL) celery salt

sea salt, to taste

freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Place potatoes in a pot with enough water to cover, and bring to a boil.  Cook 15 minutes, or until tender.  Drain and cool.

In a bowl, gently toss potatoes, mayonnaise, red wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, dill, celery salt, salt, and pepper.  Cover, and refrigerate at least 30 minutes before serving.

 

See Yellow Coloured Foods in the Plants, Food Colours, & Recipes section of this web site, and http://www.gwenshealinggarden.ca/Recipes.htm  for additional information about the healing properties of yellow, phytonutrients, and recipes.

 

(See The Healing Garden: A Place Of Peace Chapter 7, Colour and Healing Energy, page 62- 63 for more information about what the colour yellow  means and Chapter 8, Colour Energy, Plants, and Recipes pages 75 – 78 for information about using yellow in the garden and recipes.) 

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