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Italian Ancestor Roots

Joann CalabreseJune 25, 2025 Italian Roots, Living Intentionally

New Moon Greetings – June 24, 2025 Flying across an ocean to explore my Italian ancestor roots was NOT a trip I ever thought I would take. I am not a fan of flying. But a few years ago, something shifted for me and I began discussing the idea with family. I simply wanted to … Read more

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Italian Ancestor Roots
June 25, 2025
New Moon Greetings – June 24, 2025 Flying across an ocean to explore my Italian ancestor roots was NOT a trip I ever thought I would take. I am not a fan of flying. But a few years ago, something shifted for me and I began discussing the idea with …Read More »
Spinning Fibers to Thread
May 26, 2025
New Moon Greetings – May 26, 2025 Discovery of Fiber Plants For the last few years I have been intrigued with spinning fibers into usable thread and imagining how our ancestors first pieced this skill together. This all began when I grew flax to process into linen. You can read …Read More »
Rooting Down – Rising Up
April 27, 2025
New Moon Greetings – April 27, 2025 Qigong energy in the spring is all about rising up and expanding. Traditional Chinese philosophy identifies five energetic phases in the world – water, wood, fire, metal, and earth. Wood is the phase that governs spring. We are not talking about a piece …Read More »
Climate Change Perspective
April 22, 2025
Happy Earth Day Week – April 2025 My grand-daughter Sonya created this post, focusing on climate change and the critical need to pay attention and take action. In the last 45 years, our earth has been warming by 0.36 degrees Fahrenheit per decade. Though this number may seem small, it …Read More »
Re-Discovering Lupini Beans
March 29, 2025
New Moon Greetings, March 29, 2025 Re-Discovering Lupini Beans During my childhood, we often had lupini beans in the house. They were different from any other beans my mother used in cooking. First of all they were flat and round, resembling little yellow beach stones. But the other difference was …Read More »

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