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Part of the reason I love doing what I do is because I get to connect with kindred spirits that wander our mother looking for ways to heal her and the humans that inhabit her. Lovely Rebecca McTrouble is a fairy from the Isle [...]

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Hip Hip . . . Pip Squeak

January 4, 2012 by Shiva Rose

These chic handmade dresses by Sveta are all derived from natural fabrics and yarns and support sustainable communities. I first saw my stylish friend Alisa wearing one and had to have one. Although made in Brooklyn I have had great luck in ordering on line. Sveta has a wonderfully spartan, elegant Northern [...]

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Gifts for her . . . Roseark Treasures

December 21, 2011 by Shiva Rose

Beautiful, unusual, original gems and designs from Roseark . . . Kathy Rose creates and curates stunning pieces that are all inspired from nature. www.roseark.com From one rose to another . . . you can receive a holiday discount at Roseark when mentioning The Local Rose code: HOUSE 10

Call of The Wild

When I started going through the transformations of creating my new life five years ago, I was in a confused, fragile state. The one thing and only thing that was clear to me was that I needed trees and a certain quality in my life. I couldn't really explain the quality it was a sort of feeling. I had touched upon it over the years once in Sante Fe New Mexico when I took part in a Native American sweat at a shamans house. I would taste this quality when I visited Kauai or Big Sur. It was a sort of contentedness and connection that made me feel powerful and grounded. My friend who helped me fiRead more »

Homemade Rose Cream

It is said that one of Cleopatra's beauty secrets was using skin creams made of roses. Rose is a natural astringent and the oil has wonderful properties for keeping skin young. The scent also is said to open the heart. Here is a relatively easy recipe for a natural rose cream. 8 drops of Rose Oil 2 oz almond or coconut oil 1/2 oz beeswax Vitamin E Slowly heat the almond oil, beeswax and rose oil. Beeswax is the thickener, so the more you add, the thicker the cream. It's best to start with just a little. If you find that the cream is too thick, simply reheat it and add more almonRead more »

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