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A feature in Victoria - a dream come true!
I have built my business based on the principle of defining and creating my own beauty. And then making a business of it. And also, I have built my business in hopes of inspiring others. Therefore, the Victoria publication is a perfect match for me to showcase my knowledge, and my idea of a beautiful and useful thing.
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The Posy Book Tour (RV edition)
It was the trip I'd been dreaming of for such a long time. But I didn't think it would be in heading out of town in such a nice 'coach'. That's what you call the big RVs, rather than a motor home. I think it's sort of the boat vs yacht thing! Regardless, we enjoyed the pace of the traveling.
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Autumn at Castle House & Garden
Fall is a time of reflection. It's about letting go, soft renewal, and then rebirth. It's a time for pondering things, people, and places. As summer winds down we're left with sweet memories of pool parties, beach bonfires and road trips
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Rose Hip Jelly Recipe
This is a wonderful recipe for fall, as you should be able to gather up some hips from the roses in your garden. I had to outsource most of mine because I didn't have enough in the garden. But it works well in this recipe with a few of my fresh hips from the garden, which were just beginning to turn that beautiful deep orange or red.
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Symbolic Herbal Posies
The Symbolism and language of herbs
Herbs have symbolic meanings that goes back for centuries. I think that is so amazing! Imagine that centuries ago, people were using the same sprigs of rosemary, lavender, oregano, rue, etc. to either use in culinary recipes for health, tuck into posies to perfume the air, or to rub into a police to heal their ailments. There is nothing else in the world that we have access to on a daily basis that has such a copious amount of uses, and that is so very, very steeped in our history.
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A Floral Adventure
My book events are a floral adventure!
I'm pretty happy about my book events, and feeling super confident that I'm going to offer attendees some helpful insight to flowers, a peek into our history of the language of flowers, and tons of garden-inspired bouquets that tell a story!
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My Journal, my journey
I’ve always wanted to create a beautiful journal. Not only beautiful, but informative too. And of course, full of ins...
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