Well, my son William and I were strolling through the garden and we walked past the rose bushes which are now in full bloom. I was musing over the beauty of the white and crimson flower which I give my nana every year and William pointed out how beautiful they smell. Right I thought - time to teach the boy about natural perfume... so using my childhood memories of Mrs Blazey's house next door, we gathered a huge amount of petals (and the aphids to boot) and threw them into a container with boiling water - by the next morning we made rose water and it is truely divine.
It got me thinking - what with Christmas coming up and all - that this might be nice to give as presents.
So, this morning Charlotte and I gathered heaps of lavender.
I also found a recipe for a healing salve, and given I bought some beeswax a short while ago, I figured it was time to try making a balm / salve.
I've been wanting to get more into making herbal 'concoctions' and now that my garden has a fair number of herbs it's about time I started.
So Rose Water, Lavender Water and the beginnings of a salve... what will be next
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