Our Phoebe is gone

...wn rescue. She wanted to live. This young woman didn’t know anything about cats, but knew of someone who did. She took the tiny scrap of a thing to our friend Anne’s house, because she knew Anne rescued cats. She pulled Anne out of bed after midnight, and, of course, Anne took the kitten. Now, I know from helping Anne with some kitten rescues how easily young kittens die. They go fast, of everything from flea bites to malnutrition to respiratory i...

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108 Artist/Maker Federico Tobon

...and chisel. Scary kickback video. Budget bandsaw repair. DIY belt sander. Making your own bandsaw. Sewing a big bag for bees. Cool Tools knot tying card. Clicker Training for Cats by Karen Pryer. You can follow Federico’s work at WolfcatWorkshop and he’s @wolfcatworkshop on Instagram. Make sure to sign up for his newsletter. If you want to leave a question for the Root Simple Podcast please call (213) 537-2591 or send an email to rootsimple@gmail...

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New Project: Making Bitters

...I’ll share the recipes I develop as I follow this path. In the meanwhile, making your own bitters is really easy. You may be able to throw a few experiments together just using things you find in your spice cabinet. Since these are flavoring, not medicine, you don’t have to be as careful with the quantities and timing as you must be when tincturing herbs for medicine. Yet at the same time, it’s a great introduction to that essential herbalist’s c...

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