According to a folktale I found online there once was a young boy who spent all day running through the forest and singing in his very clear high-pitched voice. It was wonderful to listen to him at first but it soon became clear that he wasn’t going to…
Entries Tagged 'flowers' ↓
Buttercup Flower Essence
June 12th, 2008 — , Flower Essences, flowers, synchronicity from Sheryl Karas @ Spiritual Counseling, Perfume, Healing and Me
The Wake
April 28th, 2008 — , Perfume, Poetry, flowers, iris, musings, poems from Heather @ memory & desire
Iris - by David St. John - Vivian St. John (1981-1974) There is a train inside this iris: You think I’m crazy, & like to say boyish & outrageous things. No, there is A train inside this iris. It’s a child’s finger bearded in black banners. A single win…
Nothing in Hand
April 21st, 2008 — , Perfume, Poetry, flowers, poems from Heather @ memory & desire
“Keep me fully glad…” - by Rabindranath Tagore - Keep me fully glad with nothing. Only take my hand in your hand. In the gloom of the deepening night take up my heart and play with it as you list. Bind me close to you with nothing. I will spread myse…
The Star in the Periwinkle
April 18th, 2008 — , Flower Essences, Photography, flowers from Sheryl Karas @ Spiritual Counseling, Perfume, Healing and Me
Rachel Sherf sent this poem to us. It thought it went well with the Periwinkle flower Paul shot on our walk today. (And already available on our Cafepress website!) Some people say Periwinkle flower essence is the flower for joy and trust.LIFE FORCEWak…
mysterious wisteria
August 12th, 2007 — flowers, musings, poems from Heather @ memory & desire
Wisteria - by Philip Levine - The first purple wisteria I recall from boyhood hung on a wire outside the windows of the breakfast room next door at the home of Steve Pisaris. I loved his tall, skinny daughter, or…
mysterious wisteria
August 12th, 2007 — , flowers, musings, poems, wisteria from Heather @ memory & desire
Wisteria - by Philip Levine - The first purple wisteria I recall from boyhood hung on a wire outside the windows of the breakfast room next door at the home of Steve Pisaris. I loved his tall, skinny daughter, or so I thought, and I would wait beside t…
the urn-shaped rosebud
August 6th, 2007 — flowers, musings from Heather @ memory & desire
My grandfather was a talented gardener and though I remember plenty of marigolds planted in his yard, I don’t think he grew any roses. Still, he always had catalogs from nurseries and rose growers laying around. I have always been…
the urn-shaped rosebud
August 6th, 2007 — , Rose, flowers, musings, poems, portraits from Heather @ memory & desire
My grandfather was a talented gardener and though I remember plenty of marigolds planted in his yard, I don’t think he grew any roses. Still, he always had catalogs from nurseries and rose growers laying around. I have always been a bit of a reference …
Jasmine Series: part 1~ genus, varieties and production
May 30th, 2007 — Chanel, Guerlain, china, enfleurage, europe, flowers, grandiflorum, jasmine, joy, patou, pikake, sambac, sambaquita. india, tea from helg @ Perfume Shrine
In the universe of flowers used for their fine precious scent used in luxe perfume, no other blossom stands alone as ubiquitous as jasmine, with the possible exception of rose. Indeed those two grace most perfumes’ heart bouquet as the classic marria…
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