Eugenia Essentials

Rosemary is for remembrance

I spent this morning outside doing some due diligence among our plants, trimming, inspecting and weeding.  I’d been wondering what to write about for my next entry and as I ran my hands up the branches of the rosemary, marveling at the heady fragrance, I thought why not rosemary? Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) is a perennial [...]

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I Love Lavender!

I must have received a gift of perfume or soap with lavender in it at Christmas once, because every time I smell it, I am transported to my childhood bedroom. I’m looking out the window on a bright crisp winter day, where the sun glints off the snow. This is a powerful example of scent [...]

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Relax, take a bath!

Just the other day a co-worker was complaining to me about her back pain and how tired she was at the end of every day. She said the only relief she could get was from a heating pad or hot water bottle. After listening to her complain, I asked her if she ever tried taking [...]

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Save an American Farm

This is my first blog post on Eugenia Essentials.  I hope I can help spread the word about this story I just heard of from the Indie Beauty Network Blog. The Crosby Mint Farm in Michigan is being foreclosed on because they missed a payment and the bank called in all their loans. The Crosbys [...]

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