for the love of creosote...the plant

This lovely Native American pharmacy is loaded with antioxidants...It is even being studied for cancer treatment...Who knows.....If you dip the branch of the creosote bush into warm not hot water...it is loaded with vitamins and minerals....great for those winter coughs too...a little desert medicinal lore....here is a picture of this beloved plant...It smells great when it rains too..good as a potpourri, and air freshener..I am going to try it in the kitty litter box to see if it can help with the cats delightful smell.....

We have finally made it to Texas...our wild blue yonder experiment...Our experiment is how close as a family can we get to living sustainably..yet comfortably? Here are photos of our house in progress...Very slow progress. We are renovating an existing structure built from rasta block-aka recycled materials, adding water catchment cisterns(about six 1500 gallon tanks), a paper crete art and office studio, and a carport which will hold our solar panels as we are going completely solar...Now as this is an experiment we will of course have downfalls and triumphs...but each day at a time..
I am now renovating my etsy site to include crafting kits, and some pieces of the things I will create...
I am also teaming up with epertvillage.com and videotaping some of the art projects I teach and produce..again I am trying to go sustainable, and as it is a work in progress I am sure in time I will create more and more that is sustainable...
These kits, and supplies will be available on mariefrench.etsy.com
I am working on container gardens and container orchards here in the desert...we shall see, and I will keep you posted......
so all and all we'll see how creative we can be...any helpful posts and ideas are always welcome.....xoxxooo marie