Art of Botanical Perfume March 2nd & 3rd in Encino, CA April 6th & 7th in Santa Fe, NM The Art of Botanical Perfume is a level one class, an introduction to making perfume with plants. In the past this was a one day course that always felt rushed and overwhelming, thus now I set… Continue reading Botanical Perfume Classes in March & April
Tag: Los Angeles
Movers and Shakers
We are all moved out of our little woodland Mid-century modern house, whew, what a task that was! As we packed and cleared out rooms, on our tail was a laborer who was painting and smoothing the ceilings. Then came the “stager”, who brought all sorts of furnishings and decor for the house, as if… Continue reading Movers and Shakers
Movie Monday: La La Land and City of Gold
The doom and gloom of the election is settling in like a stinky unwelcome visitor, a bit like the scent in the 2015 sea glass green Prius I purchased two weeks ago. Since most of the people I choose to surround myself with wanted Bernie as our President and are, in general, very forward thinking… Continue reading Movie Monday: La La Land and City of Gold
Busy as a Bee
Last weekend was packed with three different bee related happenings along with lots of writing for aromatherapy journals and projects. Read my latest contribution to Fragrantica here. Most people rest on the weekends, not me, I must be part feral bee! Yes, I said feral, because they work much harder than the European honey bee.… Continue reading Busy as a Bee
Downtown Adventure
Yesterday my daughter Eve turned twenty two (gulp!), so we headed into downtown Los Angeles for some fun. First we went to Shareen, a vintage women’s clothing store where no boys are allowed, on North Spring Street. “Shareen Downtown is the creative center of a secret society of women who love to be at the… Continue reading Downtown Adventure
Paris 1900
Early Monday morning Eve and I headed over the hill to Santa Monica for a “Preferred Customer Closing Sale” at the shop Paris 1900. We had been tipped about the closing of the store by Eve’s grandmother Marilyn, who had met the owner Susan Lieberman through the Eames office in the 1950’s. Paris 1900 is… Continue reading Paris 1900
Bee Guardians
Yesterday morning, in downtown Los Angeles, the City Council approved a study to be done to approve urban beekeeping. This monumental event was in most part done by the efforts of Rob and Chelsea MacFarland of Honey Love. This comes on the heels of seventeen councils within the city of LA voting in favor of… Continue reading Bee Guardians
Getting it right “down under”
Here in Los Angeles where we have a major drought occurring consciousness about the importance of native plants and honey bees continues to be extremely small, concurrently down under in Australia, they are light years ahead of us. This morning, Lisa Novich of the Theodore Payne Foundation sent out this link to an article in… Continue reading Getting it right “down under”
Activism: Oaks & Bees
The season of advocacy has sprung here locally in the Woodland and within the City of Angels. First off, as mentioned previously, I’ve been working with my neighbors regarding a lot where four oaks were cut down prior to a building project being approved. On Thursday four of us met with the developer and his… Continue reading Activism: Oaks & Bees
Getty Center Garden, July 2013
The Getty Center is one of my favorite places here in LA, as I have mentioned over and over and over here at the journal. I feel completely renewed and rejuvenated when I visit this spectacular space. We headed over there in the afternoon, after the post office drop, with Eve and her boyfriend Walker who… Continue reading Getty Center Garden, July 2013