Herbal Valentine's Day
DEY &:
Click on www.fredericksburgherbfarm.com for a fresh harvest of ideas and
gifts.
"The sexiest gifts we know are all natural and herb related -for our garden,
home, kitchen, or bath," say Fredericksburg Herb Farm owners Bill and Sylvia
Varney.
But wait. They have more to say on the subject. The Varneys insist that the
foods, fragrances and fanfare frequently associated with romance -big
steaks, rich desserts, pheromone-styled perfumes, and long-winded greeting
cards -are the equivalents of an automatic watering-system shutdown. "The
best Valentine's Day moments don't make you feel overstuffed or
overwhelmed," they say. Throughout the month-of-love, look for romantic
recipes and garden secrets at their site.
So what would they give on February 14? Bill and Sylvia suggest a natural
bouquet for your sense of taste, smell, touch and sight. Their collections
of herbal necessities and niceties feature:
Cupid Was Here
Infused with pure essential oils of patchouli, cinnamon, and ylang-ylang,
Fredericksburg Herb Farm's sensual fragrance embraces both the modern means
for attraction and a natural nosiness for delighting the heart. The 'Cupid
Was Here' Gift Set includes a sensual-scented small 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" pillar
candle, 8 oz. non-breakable bath & shower gel and hand & body lotion. $39.95
Love Is In The Air
Scientists claim that smell acuity and preferences are similar in humans and
honeybees. Nature designed floral scents -roses in particular -to flirt
with, cheer, nourish, and intoxicate pollinators, both of the nimble winged
variety and the two-legged. The 'Love Is In The Air Gift Set' includes a 6
oz. cobalt blue square glass bottle of rose flower water (cosmetic and
culinary uses attached), and 6 oz. brass & glass mister. $19.95
Love Notes for Gardeners and Lovers of the Garden
Tradition tells us that a garden was the first paradise for the first
couple, but somehow people miss the romantic bliss when they're lost in a
sea of seed catalogs, mulching manuals and growing zones. 'Herbs: Growing
and Using the Plants of Romance' by Bill and Sylvia Varney offers the
perfect gardening, culinary, craft, and folkloric solution. 176 pages, 8
3/8" x 10 7/8" paper * over 200 color photographs * over 40 illustrations.
$18.95 Order by the end of February and receive a free gift valued at $3.50.
Flowers for the Cook
George Bernard Shaw was right: "There is no love sincerer than the love of
food." those with a taste for the sensual will appreciate Fredericksburg
Herb Farm's deliciously different food and floral concoctions. The 'Flowers
for the Cook Gift Set' features an Edible Flowers Herb Vinegar, spicy Fleurs
de Provence Mustard, and Seasoning, sweet Edible Flower Preserves, Rose
Flower Water, and an Edible Flowers Herb Chart. $69.99
Have an Herbal Valentine's Day!!
goddess...@my-deja.com
Just make sure the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce puts up those
little brown signs for you(like the historical markers all around) that
point out the local shops, like the ones pointing out the location of
that really nice winery downtown, about a block or so from the museum
with the german houses (not the big hotel-turned-museum that was once
owned by the family of that WWII hero).
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Light, Love, & Laughter,
Kitten
"To smell the sweet scent of the rose, one must risk the thorns."
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