Bergamot oil was a key remedy in Italian folk medicine and from the 16th century appeared in a number of European herbals as a febrifuge and antiseptic. It became popular as a perfume in Napoleonic times and was a key ingredient of the classical toilet water Eau-de-Cologne. It is still used in perfumery today as…
#FF — Raw
Wrought with terror-saturated anxiety, she wondered how she would communicate the truth to Robert. Despite the barrier it would raise for eternity, she owed him at least that much. She rolled the platen, then began typing: Dearest Robert, I gave birth to our son, Johnny, on 3/17/55. He left the hospital with his new parents…
A2Z 2020 — essential oils — A — Argan (carrier oil)
African folklore tells us the story of how the Argan tree’s significance was first developed. According to legend, in times of severe poverty, bloody feuds and disease, man spent his days and nights in prayers, hoping to someday discover the root of evil and path to salvation. As time passed, the evil maintained and people…
Women Music March #24 (final) — Joni Mitchell
Here we are, on the last day of my special feature, Women Music March. It has been a lot of fun doing these every day. Next year, I’ll start on March 1. Today is featured my favorite female musical artist, Canadian singer-songwriter-musician, Joni Mitchell. There is a wealth of information out there on Joni, so…
dVerse — red velvet cake
The fork is raised, red velvet cake poised– a willing sacrifice to tastebuds’ salivary crave that will be content with nothing less. Today’s offering is in the Joseph’s Star poetic form. Sarah is today’s host of dVerse. Sarah says: Tonight, I want you to bring a little red into your poem.
Movies, Movies, Movies! #31 March 30, 2020
Welcome to another installment of Movies, Movies, Movies! This past week has been focused more on Netflix series and one Netflix/DVD.com disc. Since the supply of DVDs borrowed from the library has shriveled up it has filled in. Next week may see me watching some of my old DVDs and writing reviews on them. We’ll…
What do you see? #23 and dVerse OLN — One
Open book God reads our story How it starts How it ends And everything in between One page at a time We’re alive! Interesting times Unfolding Together Holding spirit in our hearts One day at a time Today’s form is a double shadorma (3/5/3/3/7/5 x 2) Sadje is the host of What do you…
Tao-Talk 