![]() Spiritual because the smell is a soothing medicine inducing a sense of remembrance and reverence practical because its weaving makes beautiful baskets. Sweetgrass (ah, how Kimmerer makes you want to smell and feel it!) is a sacred ceremonial plant, offering two gifts from Mother Earth, one spiritual and the other practical. Robin Wall Kimmerer opens this book of treasures with the creation story of Star Woman, a story which embodies every element of the indigenous wisdom that is woven throughout the rest of her celebration of our kindred world. Here's what Peggy has to say about Braiding Sweetgrass: Beautifully bound with a new cover featuring an engraving by Tony Drehfal, this edition includes a bookmark ribbon, a deckled edge, and five brilliantly colored illustrations by artist Nate Christopherson this is a book you are going to want to gift - either to yourself or those you love. Today marks the release of a gorgeous new gift edition of Braiding Sweetgrass. But the book that has affected her the most, and the one she has mentioned I need to pick up every time we talk, is Braiding Sweetgrass. Fungi, owls, the collected works of Diane Ackerman - she's been digging deep into nature writing. ![]() ![]() ![]() Peggy has spent much of her reading time lately dwelling on the natural world. ![]()
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