I love how Lady’s Mantle emerges from the ground, its leaves like a fan unfolding as it comes out from the earth. This plant is known for its alchemical properties named Alchemilla xanthochlora (the little alchemist). I always thought it was the dew forming on its leaves in the morning…
One of my most popular products is a “Clear Focus Spray.” It is made of spring water, and the essential oils of Vetiver, Himalayan Cedarwood and Lemon and a few drops of Plum flower essence. The blend smells delicious and has an earthy component that brings you down to earth while the lemon is…
How I love the speckled leaves of the Trout Lily. In early spring I am so thirsty for any color I eagerly squat down to admire these quiet wildflowers. They are a loud trumpet of color and life in the drab moist woods.
First, last week I sent a newsletter talking about Tapping/EFT and tricks to remember to tap. Well, it turns out some of you lovely newsletter readers hadn’t heard me talk about tapping and didn’t know what you were supposed to be tapping! So, I’ll explain! Tapping is a method of…
Here’s a quick video for all those people who say, “Oh I don’t need a massage oil. I never get massages from ‘fill in the blank’”. You can give yourself a massage! Quick, easy and very therapeutic. Email or call me if you’d like a custom made massage oil (or…
Maple sugaring season has already come and gone! We visited the beautiful sugar shack at nearby Northfield Mount Herman this week and got to walk through the billowing clouds of sweet steam. Talk about aromatherapy! Being surrounded by the warm delicious maple-flavored mist brought back of all years of early spring sap bubbling. One of my…
How I love spring peepers. They’re finally here. I have been dreaming and hoping for a time when we would hear them chirping through our open windows and that time has come. Hope you’ve got peepers in your life. Welcome spring!
Bergamot is the essential oil to turn to when you are in need of courage. It is citrusy and light but don’t underestimate it; it can have very powerful effects. My aromatherapy teacher, Kathy Duffy, combines it with lime essential oil in an inhaler for kids with test anxiety with…
It’s going to be cold and sleeting out today. Uggh! But yesterday there were signs of spring everywhere. Pansies for sale yesterday at Hadley Garden Center for $1.88 (until 4/12). The greenhouse smelled delicious and all the flowers were wobbling bravely in the cold breeze. There was a firefly! on…
The snow is melting, finally! The birds are singing up a storm. I saw my first Great Blue Heron of the season flying overhead yesterday. The sugar maples are decorated with sap buckets and the sap is running. Sometimes on these cold mornings the sap has turned to clear ice…
