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rituals for february

This month brings with it the celebrations fo the Lunar New Year outside our studio doors in Chinatown & the Lower East Side. Flowering quince branches and bundles of colorful carnations fill the shops, as family and friends reunite for the festivities…

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hello friends! just popping in to confirm what you may have already noticed, that I’ll be spending a bit less time in this space, at least for the moment. It started as an impromptu intuitive shift in late December that just kind of continued o
our lovely new hand-poured beeswax tapers 🕯️💫
yesterday morning in the garden ✨ the solstice nears
the leaves of the false Solomon’s seal (Maianthemum racemosum) as winter approaches ✨ have you called your representatives today?
icymi 💫 there is a tiny batch of our rose, cardamom & sandalwood perfume extrait ready to ship for gifting, to yourself or someone else 😘 similar to the batch I released this past summer, but with its own nuances. botanical perfume is never the