The Desert Artist

I currently reside in arizona with my wife, I own an acre here, I have 2 dogs, kona and ladydog. Lady is a border collie and aussie shep, kona is a black lab and sharpei.

The sage I use is called Apiana White Mountain Sage (also known as grandfather sage), and it is freely growing in the wild in parts of California. I take long hikes to the wilds of california to bring back my perfectly picked sage - I also offer tobacco to the great spirit before I pick. I hang them to dry out for a few days in the shade - then as they become slightly rubbery, I wrap them into cones and hang to dry for 2 weeks till they get nice and crispy.

When a leaf is crushed between the fingers a hearty full aroma of eucalyptus smell will overtake your senses will cleanse the nasal palate nicely for wine tasting or for perfume making, or where anything is needed to clear the senses from monotony. When this herb is burned as an incense it provides a nice free burning incense (please when burning incense always be aware of the dangers involved with the heat). You should always burn incense in a traditional abalone shell or on something that will not burn,.. please also be aware that it only takes a couple leaves of this incense to fragrance the room, lighting the whole cone of sage will overwhelm you quickly when indoors!

I also work with leather and write poetry. I have written and composed a double sestina, yes a double sestina. For those of you who aren't aware it is the tour de force of writing, Ii am so proud of myself for achieving this goal I set for myself in 3 days. A double sestina consists of 12 stanzas of 12 lines of 10 syllables, iambic pentameter, then a six line envoy at the end that conatins all 12 of the words. So it is basically a 150 line poem or 1500 syllables and Iadded the complexity of rhyme as well. The name of my poem is called Lover's Lodge.

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