Nexus Interview

My old online friend Liz Tams is Co-editor of Nature's Nexus, a wonderful gathering place of perfumers, and those interested in a more natural or aromatic lifestyle. Read the interview HERE. (I had to edit this article because since I posted it last Friday, Ruth moved the interview to her 'interviews' collection, and featured my new book on the front page instead!) Bless her dear heart!

I love the Nature's Nexus forum... Conversations about natural perfumery, natural beauty products, alternative/complementary health modalities, green living, and more. All geared toward those of us trying to practice a more sustainable or natural lifestyle.

(The forum will require logging in and getting a password before you can participate. Ruth and Liz will never use your information for any spam or nagging or anything like that. They just like to know who's coming to visit.)

Natural Easter Eggs

Hard to believe it's Easter Weekend already. I saw a neat article about natural Easter Egg dyes in P. Allen Smith's newsletter this week.

That brought back memories... his article mentions using red onion skins boiled in water to create a red dye. I remember neighbors who wrapped the raw eggs in red onion skins, tied them on with thread, and boiled the eggs in their onion skin wrapping. Lovely marbled effects.

If you draw a design on the eggshell before dying with some paraffin or white candle wax, the natural dyes won't stick, and you'll have a white on color design.

I'm sitting here this evening admiring the full moon and (for a change) a starry sky, and thinking how many events come together this week. The Spring equinox, the Easter celebration, and the daffodils blooming in my yard.

Happy Easter everyone.