Frankincense

Sunflowers, Carrots and Cocktails - A week of botanical inspiration

Sunflowers, Carrots and Cocktails - A week of botanical inspiration

I think I have rather overbooked my diary this month!  London is the cultural + social equivalent of Wonka's chocolate factory, there is a smorgasbord of events for every taste, inclination and budget.

All Hallows Day

All Hallows Day

I hope everyone enjoyed their Hallowe’en; I was at the Barbican to see a play version of Nosferatu; slightly bizarre as it was subtitled and sometimes the subtitles lagged behind...

In the forests of Sweden

In the forests of Sweden

A friend provided me an inspiration for a blend the other week, she has spent many memorable breaks inSweden and loved the smell of the forests, with their cool, resinous, coniferous aromas.

Attars and Choyas

I am the taste in the water, the light of the sun and the moon, the sound in the ether, the ability in the man, the fragrance of the earth, the life of all that lives, the strength of the strong, the...