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Rosie Cubbin
Feb 6, 20242 min read
Essential Oil Help for Colds & Flu - Ask the Aromatherapist
Essential Oils to help with colds and flu? This time of year we all need help with colds and flu. Essential oils and natural remedies...
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Rosie Cubbin
Feb 5, 20243 min read
Seasonal Folklore - Hellebore, Witches and Poisoners
As far as Seasonal Folklore is concerned, Hellebore has it all. If you wanted to poison someone or make a flying ointment centuries ago...
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Rosie Cubbin
Jan 25, 20242 min read
Sri Lankan Curry Traybake Recipe
Sri Lankan Curry Traybake - I don't know about you but there are some days that I want something warming, definitely good for you, but...
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Rosie Cubbin
Jan 17, 20242 min read
Seasonal Folklore - Snowdrops
There are many stories, folklore, superstitions and beliefs around snowdrops. Tales that have been passed down for generations and...
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Rosie Cubbin
Jan 10, 20243 min read
Aromatherapy & The Winter Blues - a.k.a. How to find the Joy in January
Many of us find January a really difficult month. We have lost the knack of “wintering”. We yearn for the long sunny days of summer...
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Rosie Cubbin
Oct 31, 20233 min read
Halloween Traditions
Halloween has its origins in Celtic tradition and it is from this time that we get many of the traditions that we associate with October...
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Rosie Cubbin
Oct 12, 20235 min read
Herbal Tea - Why Drink It?
Herbal Tea - why would you drink it? Apart from the taste and fact that herbal tea contains no caffeine people use herbal teas for...
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Rosie Cubbin
Sep 21, 20231 min read
How To Ease Your Way Into Autumn With Essential Oils
Slow Living and Autumn seem to me to go hand in hand. We wake to shorter days with their misty, heavier mornings and look out at the...
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Rosie Cubbin
Sep 19, 20231 min read
Fennel & Indigestion
I think we have all - at one time or another - suffered with indigestion. Tummy cramps, nausea, heartburn, gas and bloating? Studies...
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Rosie Cubbin
Aug 1, 20231 min read
Fly Repellent Recipe
“How do I make a natural Fly Repellent using Essential Oils?” I’ve had quite a few enquiries from people who are going on holiday wanting...
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Rosie Cubbin
Aug 1, 20231 min read
Hay Fever - Summer Essentials Series
I often get asked if essential oils can help with Hay Fever. The answer is yes they can but it is important to note that Hay Fever can...
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Rosie Cubbin
Jun 29, 20231 min read
How to make Lavender Wands
My granny taught me how to make these lavender wands as a child. She used them for marking clothes smell nice and keeping moths away. I...
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Rosie Cubbin
Jun 22, 20231 min read
How to treat Insect Bites - Mozzies,Gnats and Midges
At this time of year there are lots of mosquito, gnats and midges about. If you are like me, you’ll probably end up getting bitten....
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