I grew up in NYC. While many of my youthful memories involve smells that were not always natural or pleasant, there was an abundance of Gaia’s aromatic influences around me to put this child on the right track at a young age. Mrs. Huie grew cascading pale purple wisteria on her balcony. Mr. Schneider had […]
I’m sure that for more than a few of you my title conjures some interesting sensations, visually and olfactorily. What I am referring to there is a natural aromatic material known as Africa Stone or Hyraceum. It is, quite frankly, crystallized and petrified fecal and urine pellets (and it smells like it) from the Hyrax,
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I’m sure that for more than a few of you my title conjures some interesting sensations, visually and olfactorily. What I am referring to there is a natural aromatic material known as Africa Stone or Hyraceum. It is, quite frankly, crystallized and petrified fecal and urine pellets (and it smells like it) from the Hyrax,
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This morning, I picked a fresh batch of sweetly scented blossoms. They have gone into a mason jar, been covered with grape alcohol, and left to sit and infuse the liquid with olfactory bliss. Those of you who don’t have fresh citrus blossoms to infuse, can still enjoy this subtropical fun! I’ve found that Neroli
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This morning, I picked a fresh batch of sweetly scented blossoms. They have gone into a mason jar, been covered with grape alcohol, and left to sit and infuse the liquid with olfactory bliss. Those of you who don’t have fresh citrus blossoms to infuse, can still enjoy this subtropical fun! I’ve found that Neroli
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Synthetically produced vanillin can never compete in flavor and/or fragrance with genuine, prime quality vanilla. Once, an aromatic commodity of nearly untouchable cost, vanilla beans, in recent years, have become rather inexpensive. We can now use vanilla beans to create gourmet food and artisan aromatics liberally without guilt! To extract the the odorous air of
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Synthetically produced vanillin can never compete in flavor and/or fragrance with genuine, prime quality vanilla. Once, an aromatic commodity of nearly untouchable cost, vanilla beans, in recent years, have become rather inexpensive. We can now use vanilla beans to create gourmet food and artisan aromatics liberally without guilt! To extract the the odorous air of
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