Blue Ghost Holistic Living

10/13/2022

Out of facial toner so it’s time to whip up another batch! Did you know you can make your own, tweaking the ingredients to suit your skin type, the time of year, or even other wellness needs? Let me know if you want to book a consultation for a custom concoction! 💗🌿

05/06/2022

Ooh!!! My new tincture press for Blue Ghost Holistic Living arrived today! Isn’t it gorgeous??? 💗🌿

A lot of herbalists swear by the hand squeeze method, but making wine sold me on a press 💯! There’s so much overlap between herbalism and winemaking. The more I learn about each, the stronger I become in both. 🍷🍵🪴🍇

07/02/2021

Finally bottling some good stuff today from the Sage Country Herbs second year field apprenticeship. So much plant love! 💗🌿

05/17/2021

Super excited! I just signed up for this four day Virtual Summit on Mastering Biodynamics. It’s the perfect interface between my interests in herbalism and wine. Cheers to a sustainable ecosystem that you can taste in the glass! 💗🌿🍷😊

And thank you Al Fischer of Freaky People Grape Adventures for indulging my crazy interest in cow horns and chamomile. 🐮🌼🌿🍇

Tastings and discussions with renowned biodynamic winemakers Rodrigo Soto, Clemens Lageder, Ludwig Knoll and Gernot Heinrich

05/05/2021

Surprise! I’m so excited! This will be my first Mother’s Day as a mom!! 💗🌿

A worm mom, of course. Red wigglers! I’ve prepped their new home, made their bed, and I’m just waiting for the stork - I mean FedEx - to ring my doorbell. One more step in building a healthy container garden in a small space. 😁🪱🐛💗🌿🌸🌾🌱🍂🌼🌺

If you’re in San Diego and don’t compost yet, check out the Compost Bin Voucher Program at City of San Diego Environmental Services. The provider didn’t have the bin that was right for me in stock, so I went rogue and made one (so easy!) for my free pound of worms. You really can do it in any size space! 🪱💗🌿

04/30/2021

Today I’m experimenting with cocktail 🍹bitters that are free of fake dye and ingredients, so a friend can enjoy the final Seven Caves Spirits Zoom Cocktail Class tonight! 🍹🍸😊

These taste amazing and have the added benefit of liver and digestive support as a bonus! Maybe they’ll be available soon...cheers to that! 🥂

Want a custom blend? Book a consultation! Whether you just need 15 minutes or the full shebang, I’d love to mix up something fun for you! 💗🌿

04/18/2021

Packaging up a beautiful new batch of Sir William’s blend tea. Excellent for healing the heart. 🌹🌸🌼

I make this blend in memory of my dear friend Penny’s father, and share it with anyone experiencing grief, loss, or any kind of heartache at no charge. 💗🌿

There will be some left after my intentions for this batch are met, so please let me know if you need this in your life today. It will be on its way with love. 💕🌱🥀🌷

03/06/2021

Bud break gets all the attention in the vineyard at this time of year, but don’t forget to look down! There are so many other edible and medicinal friends saying hello in the breeze. Grape vines are just one part of a healthy vineyard ecosystem. 🍇 💗🌿🌸🌼😎

Castelli Family Vineyards Freaky People Grape Adventures

02/11/2021

Today’s quick project - a lovely lavender-citrus cleaning spray with lavender harvested from a friend’s garden and dried blood oranges. 💗🌿

01/01/2021

Shaking up Valerie’s (from Valana Minerals Lifestyle) traditional recipe today with some fresh herbs and peppers from the garden, and immune-boosting astragalus and reishi stock. This is gonna be a great start to the year! 💗🌿

12/05/2020

Loving the transitions of nature and the gifts of the season...💗🌿🍇🍷

12/05/2020

Thank you Green Wisdom for sharing this fantastic article! 💗🌴

Since racial uprisings erupted earlier this year, Black herbalists have begun ramping up resources for Black people going through stress and trauma, exacerbated by a pandemic that's disproportionately killing their communities.

11/24/2020

Congratulations to Mike on a long overdue name change that reflects the role of his roasting skill in the Belmont Shore community!

Did you realize that coffee can be great botanical support when it’s high quality and we drink it mindfully in a conscious and balanced way? It’s one of my favorite plant friends! ☕️💗🌿

Over the weekend, new signage for Sheldrake Coffee Roasting went up, replacing the Polly’s logo that has graced the Belmont Shore coffeehouse for more than four decades.

11/14/2020

Drying some Tulsi for tea today. 💗🌿

11/06/2020

Busy day! Working on a Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) percolation and the first step of a triple process Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) extraction. 🌺🍄

Who doesn’t need beautiful botanicals to calm those mental processes and support the immune system right now? I can never have enough of these staples! 💗🌿

10/26/2020

Processing my pepper harvest today! This is from ONE plant! Yum!!!💗🌿🌶

10/25/2020

OMG! It smells SO good in here!!!! The chill of fall is finally in the air, and I’m making a batch of blood orange, elderberry, and astragalus syrup. It’s already lifting my spirits. 🍁🍂

This is shelf stable, preserved with local honey from Eli's Farms and a touch of brandy. $18 for 8 oz with free local delivery or I can ship it to you.

Let me know if you want some! 💗🌿

10/21/2020

Woke up to this bright red beauty today! This jalapeño harvest is destined to be dried and ground into flakes, so I’m leaving them to turn red. Looks like I’ll be picking and processing soon! 💗🌿🌶