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Thinking about Blue Beauty
Tag: herbs
Echinacea makes a sailor girl feel yar
The quest for yar! Thoughtful design and a quality build gives a sailboat her yar. Am I the only one who sees the connection to vegan botanical skincare? Yar is an idea I use to create my recipes. I want each balm, serum, salve, mask and soap to be right and everything it should be.
Wear your herbs: Basil
When I say “basil”, do you think “pesto”? Pesto made with sweet basil happens to be my enduring obsession, but with over 50 different varieties (possibly as many as 150!) distributed around the world, basil is about much, much more.
Kitchen Herbalism: Calendula
Rosemary loves sailors
Rosemary is believed to be a very protective plant, and new sailor that I am, was tickled to find this in the book “Magical Herbalism” by Scott Cunningham: “Has connections with the sea so is used in all sea rituals as well as sachets designed to ensure a safe, easy passage on the water... Did I make a charm for our sailboat? Yes.
⚓︎ Free guide: Seaweed for weather-stressed skin
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