Musings, Recipes, & Wellness

DIY Autumn Wax Melts I love summer and am always just as sad to see it go as I am happy for autumn to arrive. But this year with covid messing with our travel plans to see family, an intense heat wave, smoky skies from a bad Colorado forest fire, and our local swim spot being under construction I find myself a little more ready for all that fall brings. I made these wax melts because I am always looking for ways to bring warmth and comforting smells into the home, especially during the cooler and darker months of the...

  ****Fall is just around the corner, so I thought I would repost this Osha Root Honey post from last year****** Standing under the quaking leaves of Aspen trees, in a quiet little grove, I say a small prayer of thanks for the Osha I am about to harvest, for the medicine that will heal my friends and family, for a food that the bear and I share a fondness.   Its Osha root. That most powerful herb that finds itself in a category of herbs so wild that it refuses to be cultivated in the garden with any great...

Essential Oil Kitchen Spray Recipe This is the recipe for a super simple kitchen spray using commonly used essential oils.  Enjoy!    Combine the ingredients in a spray bottle, label, and keep in the kitchen to freshen the air, lighten the mood, diffuse the sting of onions, and for general good smelling vibes. 2oz Spray Bottle 0.5oz Everclear 1.5oz Distilled Water 10drops of Rosemary Essential Oil 10drops of Lemon Essential Oil 10drops of Bergamot Essential Oil You don’t have to put the sprig of Rosemary in, but it does lend a sense of magic to  your essential oil room spray....