We are the mirror as well as the face in it. We are tasting the taste this minute of eternity. We are pain and what cures pain, both. We are the sweet cold water and the jar that pours.
~Rumi
Calendula Flower
I infused olive oil with calendula petals and yarrow for a few weeks. Then I grated beeswax (given to me by my yoga instructor, also a beekeeper). Finally, I slowly heated the oil, added the beeswax and a few drops of essential oil, creating a lovely healing salve. We also made bug repellent and anti-fungal salves, both necessary for this summer rainy season.
Harvesting dill seeds.
The Kona Seed Exchange was great! I just planted all sorts of new exciting seeds--Hawaiian Ipu gourds, palak durga chard, brazilian cherry tree...