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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Wordless Wednesday- Year of The Dragon and Zoo Fun

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Natural Remedies- Herbal Ear Oil for Ear Infections

One of my favorite herbal remedies has to be this ear oil from Pharmaca. I am very thankful that it has successfully treated my daughter's ear infections. My daughter had her first ear infection when she was about 3 years old. She did not complain of her ears hurting and the only symptoms she had was a cough and a low grade fever that came and went for 4 days so I took her to see the pediatrician. Both ears were infected and bright red inside. I was shocked. You would think that her ears would be hurting her but she never complained. My pediatrician rarely ever prescribes antibiotics or medications and this was the first time she ever suggested antibiotics for Amelia. I knew I had a bottle of this ear oil at home so I filled out the prescription at the pharmacy to have on had just in case the ear oil did not work. As soon as we got home I warmed the bottle of ear oil and put a few drops in each ear and did this ever 1-2 hours until bed time. Amelia still had a low grade fever when she went to bed but by morning her fever had broken and did not return. I continued to put warmed drops in her ears ever 2-3 hours on that second day. On the 3rd and 4th day I used the drops ever 3-4 hours. After a week I took Amelia back to the pediatrician's to have her ears checked to make sure the drops were working and sure enough, her ears were back to normal!

I now use the drops when Amelia has a nasty mucusy cold to prevent an ear infection. I have personally used the warmed drops for an earache. It is so soothing and gets rid of the pain very quickly.

The herbal oil contains Mullein Flower Oil, Coptis Root Oil, Garlic Bulb Oil, and Arnica Flower Oil.

(These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.)

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Wordless Wednesday- Virginia Simplicity

Monday, January 16, 2012

Lake Cottage and Thrifting

While vacationing in Virginia for Christmas we got to stay at my parents lake cottage for a few days. It was so relaxing and peaceful. Clarksville, Va is about an hour from my home town of Amelia County. It has become a vacationing town with cute antique and thrift shops, restaurants, bed and breakfasts and even a little herbal store. It's filled with gorgeous old homes. Lots for sale too!

My mom, Amelia and I spent most of our time thrifting and antiquing along with coffee drinking, sitting and talking, playing with puppies, and just hanging out. That's what you do at the lake. No rushing around. No alarm clocks. You go with the flow. I will post some pictures of the old houses I took last year. So much history in this small quiet town.

I found some goodies while in Clarksville, Va too and will post about my treasures next. Virginia has some great thrift stores let me tell ya! I was so excited about the fun things I found and at great prices too. If you ever visit Virginia bring an extra suitcase and make sure you visit the local thrift and antique shops.

We went to a local thrift store that had some beautiful vintage sewing machines.

My mom is collecting mix matched floral dishes and bowls instead of one matching set. Such a fun idea. They recently remodeled the cottage kitchen and added shelves instead of upper cabinets which makes a great display for all of her floral dishes. I sent her pictures of vintage green utensils and enamelware and she matched up a paint color at Lowes to paint the shelves and knobs this "Grandma" green! I so love this color!

I found these Target brand floral dishes at the Thrift store and bought them for the cottage! They have a vintage feel I think. I also found these 8 piece cups and saucers at the same thrift store for $4! They are so cute!