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Poison Ivy

That Wicked Weed—Poison Ivy

There is a very popular microbrewery in Asheville called The Wicked Weed. It is in a building that was first a gas station, and then an auto and truck repair shop owned by a gentleman from Indiana. He and I became friends (’though he is liberal and has supported the
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Poison ivy rides again—but not on my skin!

Spring seemed to come very early this year and with it the emergence of the perennial poison ivy. As regular readers know, I have shared my experiences with poison ivy in blogs for the past several years “as a service to humanity.” Okay, busted… virtue signaling admitted. But I truly
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Poison Ivy Pizza and other adventures

It is that season again, when the poison ivy reappears with its fresh foliage. I have told in two previous blogs of my experiences with it as a child, as a middle-aged man (dreadful), and more recently since discovering natural remedies that work almost immediately. (Yes, I am familiar with
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For Sunday brunch I had a poison ivy sandwich—true story!

Or…How I licked poison ivy! Last week I told you of my experience with eating bee pollen and how it builds one’s own natural immunity to “seasonal allergens.” I find that I do not need Mystery Babylon’s (MB) drugs to “manage my symptoms.” Eating bee pollen regularly—
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What I did for poison ivy

God thought of everything! (Duh!) It has been ten days now, so I am very confident in sharing this personal testimony with you. When I was a child growing up on a farm in northwestern Ohio, I could roll in poison ivy and not break out. That is hyperbole, to
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