Author: Doreen Shababy

I am the author of THE WILD & WEEDY APOTHECARY, a crafty resource using herbs in all sorts of ways, including recipes & remedies. My husband and I run an herb business by the same name as the book. We also grow veggie & herb plants for sale in the spring thru Lightning Creek Gardens. This is my personal website where I share the deeper parts of myself, and also the more visible creative projects I've taken on.

Women’s Right to Choose

Posted on May 3, 2022May 3, 2022 by Doreen Shababy

What kind of a country would go backwards on civil rights? What kind of a country allows for the loud

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The Divided Self – a poem

Posted on May 1, 2022May 1, 2022 by Doreen Shababy

“I pinch back the mint.”

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Eggs – from the Coop to the Kitchen

Posted on April 10, 2022April 10, 2022 by Doreen Shababy

When I made up my mind to finally answer the call of this essay you’re now reading, I knew I

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Three Notes – a poem

Posted on January 4, 2022January 4, 2022 by Doreen Shababy

1st note: tree bark like topographic road map channels sap to roots in response to winter. the wind pierces my

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The Stinking Rose, or, Did Someone say Gahlick, Dahling?

Posted on October 28, 2021October 28, 2021 by Doreen Shababy

This culinary member of the Lily Family has been used for food and medicine since prehistoric times. The sulfur compounds

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