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une is here. Let the summer begin! Family vacations, graduations, Father’s Day, fishing, weekends at the cabin, weddings, picnics, and everything else we can squeeze into three short months that have a lot of activity packed into them. The summer also brings critters, ticks and other
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unwanted parasites into our lives. Preparation, precaution and early detection are keys to minimizing the risks of these parasitic hitchhikers.
We have two articles this month on ticks and Lyme disease. Linda
Sechrist (national writer) and Paula Quinlan (local writer and Lyme disease survivor thriver) both share information to help educate and protect us, our families and our pets against these unwelcome parasites. On a more pleasing note, we look at the charm of vacationing in tiny
houses. This cottage industry (pun intended) is quickly growing and finding fans young and old enthralled with the concept of tiny living. I admit that I have always dreamed of having a backyard tiny cottage as a reading/writing sanctuary filled with a desk and chair, a comfy reading chair and lamp, some books, maybe a loft with a soft mattress for napping, and finally, windows, flowers and fresh air.
Pinterest is a great place to find pictures of cottages and tiny houses. Go ahead. Spend part of an afternoon finding your perfect cottage and then spend the rest of the day planning and daydreaming of making this space your own. Some things I’m looking forward to this summer include working less and
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walking more, especially now that I have my new-to-me Nordic walking poles. I’ve been out twice already and find this invigorating. I like to walk, especially in parks and on beautiful walking paths (who doesn’t?), and with the concen- trated effort of walking with the poles I get the added benefits of incorporating more muscle groups (arms, core, back), standing straighter and being more present in my walk, both to my body and to the nature that surrounds me. I recently walked at the Wood Lake Nature Center, in Richfield, and I thought of the article Natural Awakenings published in April 2012 (my premiere issue), “Forest Bathing: The Healing Power of a Walk in the Woods.” The article explains all the benefits that can be received from a walk in nature, how it helps build your immune system and strengthens cancer-fighting cells. In Japan they have forest therapy centers where people receive free medical checkups under the trees. You can read the article on pages 22-23 of our April 2012 issue found on our website (
NaturalTwinCities.com) by clicking on the link “Past Issues” and scrolling down until you get to the very first one. Here’s to slowing down and enjoying every summer moment.
Peace & Love,
Jackie Flaherty, Publisher
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