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Backyard Herbalism provides some general concepts on being a home herbalist as well as herbal characteristics and collecting and drying herbs that grow wild. You'll also find My Notebook which contains specific information about several commonly found favorites like wild red raspberries, and "weeds" such as dandelion and nettles. Being a home herbalist is more than buying tea. Backyard Herbalism is about knowing herbs you have available to you and being an "herbalist" with those herbs - not knowing everything there is to know about herbs.

NICU Notes is a collection of pages on specific topics in neonatal intensive nursing care written by a NICU nurse for NICU nurses. Includes Cheat Sheets, UAC & UVC information, Neonatal Developmental Care Concepts & Interventions and a diary, Early Days of a Micropremie: A Diary, written from the perspective of a premature infant.

Hits of History and the Arts is an ongoing endeavor to share information and references including bibliographies and primary source resources.

Immigration Resources offers information and links about legal immigration to the U.S. with a focus on German immigration to the U.S. Information on the Green Card Lottery is available. Pages are in German as well as English.

A Potpourri of Poetry includes poems ranging from sad to optimistic, and some poems with a bit of banter as well. Reader's comments on poems are welcome.