Pink Magnolias
I visited my dear cousin over the weekend in Tennessee and I was AMAZED at the beautiful pink magnolia blooms. There are a few Saucer Magnolia trees in a park in the town she lives in and I have never seen witnessed them before. They are definitively the most beautiful blooms I have seen. I […]
Sea Salt for the Skin + Recipe
One of my favorite things to do when I’m by the ocean is to gather up sea water, boil it down to the sea salt and use it in homemade salt scrubs. Sea salt has so many skin-friendly minerals, including calcium, magnesium and potassium. These minerals work to speed up healing and combat bacterial and skin infections. If […]
Delphinium
Delphinium are one of my favorite flowers. Their history is just as rich as their beauty. It’s rounding off the season for them so I thought I’d do a little post about them. They are native to Europe and North America and their blue blossoms were used by the Native Americans and settlers alike to create blue dye […]
Botanical Infusions
Making herbal or floral infused oils is a fun and rewarding process. This time of year is the best time to get picking your flowers and herbs for drying. So once you pick them (one of my favorite flowers to pick and dry is chamomile and calendula) then lay them out on a clean surface covered with […]
Sugar Cane Body Scrub
Exfoliating your skin is essential for removing dead skin cells clogging the skin and exposing new skin cells beneath. This will allow your skin to absorb moisturizing products more easily and will leave your skin looking fresh and glowing. I love to use homemade sugar scrub in the shower at least once a week. Just fyi, it is […]
Yarrow Healing Salve
Yarrow is one of my favorite little herbs because it has so many healing properties. It is so beneficial in treating minor cuts, burns, and rashes. Some people have skin reactions to yarrow so its best to ensure that your skin doesn’t react negatively to it prior to use. I love to leave this healing salve handy in […]
The Power of Meditation
Meditation is such a hot topic nowadays and there are so many definitions of what meditation means. For one person, it might mean sitting quietly in nature, for another it might mean praying, for another it might mean just relaxing their mind in whichever way they find most comforting. I happen to like the thought […]