I blogged a few days ago about the decline of the rose-de-mai farmland in Grasse and a French Perfumer, Isabelle Gelle commented on the Natural Perfumery group listing the reasons she perceived to be at fault, and offering her prediction as to the futu…
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The demise of natural perfume ingredients from Grasse? Perhaps the rest of World should take up the slack.
November 17th, 2008 — , Natural Perfumery, Nature, botanical perfume, european union, grasse, isabelle gelle, natural perfume, rose de mai, the future of perfumery from Anya @ Anya's Garden
Vetiver - soil microbes create the scent and create healing properties, too
November 2nd, 2008 — , Anya McCoy, Nature, natural perfume from Anya @ Anya's Garden
Photo of soil microbe Rhizobium beneficially infecting the root of black eyed peas. The swollen nodules are the little “houses” the Rhizobium built by tunneling into the root. The Rhizobium supplies nitrogen to the plant, thus lessening the need for ni…
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Hand feeding hummingbirds (and finances)
September 26th, 2008 — , Fashion, Friendship, Hope, Inspiration and creativity, Inspirational, Just thinking, Nature, Opportunity, Perfumes, Relationships, Spirituality and God, Travel, safety from Karin @ Savvy Thinker
Just when it seems like a bit of good news would be exceedingly welcomed, comes this true story (I’ve checked it with Snopes) about a woman hand feeding hummingbirds.
Isn’t it great that with the Internet we have a way to easily share these experiences that we might never hear about otherwise?!
Thanks to Cathy for sharing [...]
Man and butterfly
August 26th, 2008 — , Inspirational, Nature, Relationships from Karin @ Savvy Thinker
This is such a heart warming story about a man who has a 37 day encounter with a butterfly.
After all the negative news, it is good to read something so precious.
Share it with your children!
Karin
Seeds of Yesterday
August 8th, 2008 — , Nature, Seeds, in the studio from Roxana @ Illuminated Perfume
“All the flowers of tomorrow are in the seeds of yesterday” ~ UnknownOne of the many seeds I have scattered along the path has sprouted. As an independent business owner that’s what we do, distribute those little embryos out into the world. We fe…
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June 3rd, 2008 — , Nature, botanical perfume, chaparral, essential oils, inspiration, native plants from Roxana @ Illuminated Perfume
The perfumes I create are made with actual plant material, sometimes tinctured or infused, and essences obtained from nature in the guise of essential oils. The natural or botanical perfumer has a vast palette to work with in creating their artwork, le…
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May 4th, 2008 — , Nature, beauty from Karin @ SavvyThinker.com
I love spring. I was out bike riding with two of my girls today and thought about how much I love spring — and so, not in any particular order, here are 10 reasons:
1. The temperatures — so much of the year it is terribly hot here. It’s a wonderful respite [...]
The Genius of Nature
April 14th, 2008 — , Nature, Rose, Theodore Payne Foundation, botanical perfume, native plants from Roxana @ Illuminated Perfume
“Nature is full of genius, full of divinity;so that not a snow flake escapes it’s fashioned hand.” ~ Henry David ThoreauTwo major events, dear to my heart,…
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March 23rd, 2008 — , Nature, Spring Equinox, chaparral, native plants, spring from Roxana @ Illuminated Perfume
Happy Easter! The origins of the word Easter are found in the ancient Saxon Lunar Goddess known as Eostre and Norse Goddess Ostara. In both these traditions, as well as those of the Greeks and Egyptians we find the symbolic use of eggs and bunnies. Th…
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March 17th, 2008 — , Just thinking, Nature from Karin @ SavvyThinker.com
I love gardens and beautiful flowers, but I have a black thumb when it comes to outdoors. I can manage violets and some other indoor plants, but outside is a complete bust. I also don’t do well in heat, so there you have it, I’m not going to spend time outside once it [...]
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February 26th, 2008 — Environment, Nature, Paul Hawken, Story from Roxana @ Illuminated Perfume
Blessed Unrest tells the story of a worldwide movement that is largely unseen by politicians or the media. Hawken, an environmentalist and author, has spent more than a decade researching organizations dedicated to restoring the environment and fosteri…
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November 24th, 2007 — Nature, Permaculture, Principlas of Design from Roxana @ Illuminated Perfume
“design is a connection between things. It is not water, or a chicken or the tree. It is how the water, the chicken and the tree are connected. It’s the opposite of what we are taught in school. Education takes everything and pulls it apart and makes n…
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October 27th, 2007 — Just thinking, Nature, Opportunity from Karin @ SavvyThinker.com
Yesterday I drove to a nearby town (well an hour or so away) and took advantage of the drive. It makes the drive worthwhile. Additionally, I came back with just enough daylight that I could still see the area, even if shrouded in twilight.
Part of the way goes past (if I choose that [...]
The amazing power of beads
October 26th, 2007 — Arts, Beading, Guest writer, Nature, Opportunity from Karin @ SavvyThinker.com
I received this from Beading Daily. I could not find a link, but if someone provides me with one, I will be glad to change this post. Karin
The Amazing Power of Beads
Topic: People and Events
If there was a fire threatening your home and you had only minutes to grab a few things, what [...]
New England images
October 22nd, 2007 — Nature, beauty from Karin @ SavvyThinker.com
I was just sent some amazing pictures of New England with the leaves beginning to turn. They were as beautiful as anything you’d see in museums.
I miss the leaves turning and the first snows. I don’t miss the long winters or any shoveling, though I expect all that is passe now [...]
Samhain ungent
October 18th, 2007 — Harvest, Nature, Perfume, Samhain, Solid Perfume from Roxana @ Illuminated Perfume
Samhain, is one of the high holidays marking the end of summer. Another turn in the great wheel of the Earth, transitioning from the light to the dark. Indeed, some say it is a celebration of the dark, a time to turn inward. The actual date is October …
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October 5th, 2007 — Nature from Karin @ SavvyThinker.com
Where I live, the leaves do not turn, but where I’m visiting, they are just beginning to turn, even though the weather is so hot, it feels like the tropics. Indian Summer, indeed!
I am enjoying looking at the trees. Every window has a new vista. And there are still plenty of flowers. [...]
The year of the frog(s)
September 4th, 2007 — Nature from Karin @ SavvyThinker.com
I don’t know about you, but we have had more frogs this year than I can ever remember.
These are not the tiny tree frogs that make so much noise. These are bigger garden variety frogs and in various colors. I’m not sure if these frogs are akin to the chameleons that [...]
Canada: Sensorium, Sight
August 26th, 2007 — Nature, Travel, Vancouver, native plants, sensorium from Roxana @ Illuminated Perfume
In the northern realms of America the sense we tend to rely on the most is our sense of sight. Of all the senses in our collective cultural sensorium “vision” is used to assess and determine situations. Looking back in history it was the modern printin…
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