In my first months of being a mom, I was determined to provide the best for my new baby. And the best included homemade baby food. Yes, indeed, in my own little garden on the foothills of Clark's Mountain, I grew not only adult food, but food that was blended into baby food....what better for that baby than homegrown, blended spinach and carrots, both of which he loved.
I was just on the brink of being a flower-child...the phase was "phading" out along with the communal living, open sex, and "give peace a chance." I was too young and it was "far-out" by the time I reached legal age to do anything with it....So I had to do my own organic living in those early days and had since grown away from it.
Two days ago, my live-naturally side of me came screaming out of my head with "well, go ahead just do it!" I am sure you have run across ideas in newspapers or magazines that you have some interest in and find yourself muttering quietly...one day, I am going to try that. Well, that day arrived on Tuesday.
Okay, so while this idea is not earth shattering or even habit forming...I just had to see if there was a difference. I believe that we are being poisoned somewhat by the many chemicals & preservatives we use in our daily products, so I am always on the look out for some "natural" solutions. You know, like a bar of soap under the bed sheets. That story is for another day. Tuesday’s episode involved a rotten banana, some honey, and my curly hair (All you beauticians out there! Hang on to this one!)
An article in the newspaper several weeks ago gave natural ingredient recipes for improving feminine beauty. I remember that the combination of honey and banana would somehow improve your hair...make it curly? Shiny? Straight? Intensify color? That part I don't remember. Actually, I lost the article and just had to guess at what I was doing.
So, the other day when I was cleaning out my everlasting bowl of fresh fruit, a banana had presented itself as not so everlasting. You know the black, mushy sort. And at the moment I was going to throw it on my rose bush (the potassium is good for roses), I thought: Hey, I got some honey, too! Honey and banana, I'll put it on my hair because I was just getting ready to take a shower. Well I couldn’t recall the recipe at all, so I quickly peeled the banana and mashed it even more. After pouring on some honey (who knows how much), I stirred it all into a smooth thick paste. Well at least it tasted pretty good!
In the shower I couldn't wait to get this organic mixture on the top of my head.
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