The Dog Days of August ~

The Dog Days of August ~
What’s back in Stock / This & That ~

Quote~

‘Fairest of the months !
Ripe summer’s Queen ..
The hey-day of the year
With robes that gleam with sunny sheen,
Sweet August doth appear.’
~ R. Combe Miller

Sniffapalooza Fall Ball in NYC!
Sat 10/23 – Sun 10/24!

Mark your calendars !
For a ‘ScentSational’ extravaganza

For those of you who are just joining the Sniffapalooza family, the Sniffapalooza Fall Ball is an entire weekend crammed full of olfactory and multi-sensory experiences.

You’ll come away from the weekend with new knowledge, new friends, lots of new goodies, and a new perspective on a fragrant life

Where:
New York City
Bergdorf Goodman
754 5th Avenue
New York, NY 10019

To read about the details of this event please visit: SniffaPalooza.

*NEW*
Aromatherapy Today International Journal – Vol 48. August 2010.

Inside this issue:

* Essential Oil Profile – Hyssop by: Deby Atterby
* Hydrosol – Hyssop decumbens by : Suzanne Caddy
* Aromatherapy & the Emotions by: Penny Price
* Subtle Energy by: Jan Kusmirek
* Case Study – Sandalwood YASI by: John & Peta Day
* Natural Perfumery – A modern Approach by : Alex Lawless
* Equine Holistic AT by: Holly Schuurman
* Essential Oil Profile -Tumeric by: Farida Irani
* The Australian Essential Oil Industry
* Bare Essentials Feature: Beauty from the Bush
* Multi-level marketing & Aromatherapy by: Robert Tisserand
* Aromatic Journeys by: Jil Llewellyn & Robbi Zeck

Please visit our page:  AT Today  Int’l Journal

*NEW* Book

Balms & Salves ~
How to and Recipes
by Tina Sams & Friends

Well over 50 recipes for salves, balms, lotion bars, and lip balms from our own 20+ years of making them ourselves.

Also several wonderful recipes from friends!

We talk about infusing, properties of herbs, essential oils, base (carrier) oils and butters, and give some great sources.

Please visit our page: Balms & Salves

Please take a moment to watch this video .. to all our customers, family and friends, this is a serious issue that will effect small business in the future …

Donn Maria shares how the “Savings Clause” in H.R. 5786 would decimate small business owners, regardless of fees, registration and reporting requirements and testing.

Please visit: Can You Comply With 50 Different State Cosmetics Laws? [HQ]

Be informed on The Safe Cosmetics Act 2010
by Robert Tisserand

The Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010 (SCA 2010), now before the House of Representatives, is an inappropriate and seriously flawed attempt to make cosmetics safer. You can read the full text here.

New & Back in Stock:

- Hemp Essential Oil England

- Juniperberry Hungary Organic

- Marjoram Sweet Egypt Wild Crafted

- Melissa Australia Wild Crafted

- Blood Orange Italy Organic

- Palo Santo Peru Wild Crafted

- Sandalwood Vanuatu Wild Crafted

- Tangerine Italy Organic

- Ylang Ylang Complete Madagascar

End Quote ~

‘ What dreadful hot weather we have!
It keeps me in a continual state of inelegance.’
- Jane Austen

Wishing you all a wonderful end of Summer and exciting new school year.!!

~ til next time,
Rosanne

Summer Magic / Blog Party ~

The summer is winding down, the heat and humidity here in NYC has been the worst ever.  And now we are going into the ‘dog days’ of August. Yes, Im ready for the cool breezes of Autumn ..

The garden is almost done, and oh the yummy fresh garden tomatoes, zucchini, yellow squash .. that is summer to me ..!!!

There is a blog party going on .. to help with ideas from your summer harvest .. this one .. is on Cucumbers.!

Tina’s: Got Cucumber’s?
http://theessentialherbal.blogspot.com/2010/08/got-cucumbers.html

Becky already has some great cucumber coolers on her blog: http://birdworms.com/2010/07/24/cucumber-cocktails/

Maryanne has Creamy Cucumber salad on hers: http://torchsongstudio.blogspot.com/2010/08/cucumber-blog-party.html

From Cindy Jones: http://sagescript.blogspot.com/2008/09/cucumber-spread-tzatziki.html

Janiece manages to do away with cucumbers AND tomatoes here: http://swisherhill.wordpress.com/2010/08/08/tomato-cucumber-salad-for-a-lazy-day

Chilled cucumber soup from The Rosemary House: http://therosemaryhouse.blogspot.com/2010/08/cucumbers-culinary-blogging-party.html

Karen’s cucumber dill sauce: http://www.gardenchick.com/garden-blog/2010/08/cucumber-blog-party.html

Hope everyone is having a safe and restful summer.!
Remember to stay hydrated .. especially the elder and our pets .. be sure they have water as well.

End quote:

The greatest gift of the garden is the restoration of the five senses.Â
~Hanna Rion

~ til next time,
Rosanne

Fourth of July !!!

Quote:
Liberty is the breath of life to nations.�
~~ George Bernard Shaw

Pentagon tries aroma therapy to ease combat stress:Kansas (Reuters) – The U.S. military is experimenting with aroma therapy, acupuncture and other unorthodox methods to treat soldiers traumatized by combat experiences, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Saturday.

To read more of this article: Pentagon tries aroma therapy

Ham Radio Operators Strut their stuff:TAMPA – Jodi Pecoraro became a ham radio operator after Sept. 11, 2001, when she couldn’t reach family and friends on the telephone to check on people working at the Pentagon and the World Trade Center.

Unlike telephone systems, which often become overwhelmed in an emergency, ham radios keep communication open, said Pecoraro, a member of the Tampa Amateur Radio Club.

To read more of this article: Ham Radio Operators

New Arrivals:

- Juniperberry Hungary Organic

- Palo Santo Peru Wild Crafted

- Sandalwood Vanuatu Wild

End Quote:
We on this continent should never forget that men first crossed the Atlantic not to find soil for their ploughs but to secure liberty for their souls.  ~Robert J. McCracken

Wishing you a safe 4th of July.
~ til next time,
Rosanne

Father’s Day ~ Summer Magic

Quotes:

It is not flesh and blood but the heart
which makes us fathers and sons.Â
~~Johann Schiller

I don’t care how poor a man is;
if he has family,
he’s rich.Â
~~M*A*S*H, Colonel Potter

New Arrivals:

Palo santo – Bursera graveolens – Peru Wild Crafted

Palo Santo is ecologically harvested & artisian distilled from wild harvested Palo Santo Wood. In Spanish, Palo Santo means “Holy Wood” or “Sacred Wood”.

From around the Enchanted garden in the Bronx:
Asiatic Lilies vibrant oranges & purple:

End Quote:
If a June night could talk,
it would probably boast
it invented romance.Â
~~Bern Williams

~ til next time, Rosanne

Amazing video – Lion Man

Lion Man

Happy Friday!!

The please click on the above link to view this video,

was just so amazing to me that I had to share it

Watching the interaction between the lions and the man …

please take a moment to view..

Wishing you a peaceful weekend.

~ til next time, Rosanne

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