Marble & Milkweed

our lovely new hand-poured beeswax tapers 🕯️💫

yesterday morning in the garden ✨ the solstice nears

the leaves of the false Solomon’s seal (Maianthemum racemosum) as winter approaches ✨ have you called your representatives today?

icymi 💫 there is a tiny batch of our rose, cardamom & sandalwood perfume extrait ready to ship for gifting, to yourself or someone else 😘 similar to the batch I released this past summer, but with its own nuances. botanical perfume is never the same twice and this is part of the beauty. roses for your heart 💕

before the rain 🍃

a few of the treasures on their way to you this week ✨ thank you so much for your patience as I catch up with the shipping 💌 almost there 📦 ❤️ still time to place gift orders in time for the holidays, but don’t wait too long!

our native oakleaf hydrangea in its very late autumn brilliance at 6&B recently. truly a marvel ❤️🍂

fresh vintage treasures have just landed in the shop! ✨ filled with your choice of botanical perfume balm and wrapped in our darling drawstring cotton tassel bags with a scent note card, these make the sweetest gifts 🎀

camellias, pomelos & waterlilies under glass from a recent trip to 🌿🔎🪷

{ hand poured beeswax tapers, in a lovely new size, now available in the shop } 🕯️

today’s studio scenes 💫

finally getting my paperwhite narcissus started today 🤍 better late than never ✨ very cozy in here this week wrapping all your lovely parcels 💌

just a few scenes from the garden this week as the real cold sets in 🍂

beyond grateful for all your support this week 💫 it brings me so much joy to make things for you, by hand, from plants 🌿

just a few jars left of this creamy dreamy limited-edition seasonal treat for the bath. it’s been kind of a hit so far, so I’ll be making more soon. a lovely nourishing companion to our elettaria botanical perfume + cardamom butter, with notes of coconut, cardamom and cozy amber 🥥🍂

spent some time this week tucking in a few native plant seeds, to rest for a period of cold before germinating in the spring. pink swamp milkweed, purple coneflower & bottle gentian in this batch. it has been so beautiful to watch whole ecosystems begin to weave together around our native plant beds at 6&B, from insects to birds and beyond, right here in the heart of the city 🌿🐛🐦‍⬛

today in the studio ✨ a sweet holiday treat for newsletter subscribers is coming soon, make sure you are on the list! it means the world to be a part of your celebrations each year 💌

swamp milkweed seeds in the garden recently ✨ it had been awhile since I encountered this poem, so I’m contemplating it again after shared it this morning. maybe there is something in there for you, too.

just a few of the treats on the way out the door to you this week 💌

evenings in the garden this week 🍂 the last of the fruits and flowers

on the way to a new home ✨ filled with our rose, cardamom & sandalwood botanical perfume balm 🌿 these vintage treasures makes beautiful gifts ❤️

sending a fresh batch of rosy lip tints off to two long-time beloved stockists this week 💌 💋grateful for your partnership & ✨ small businesses need your support more than ever in these times, trust that we are deeply thankful for each and every order ❤️

next up in the still, the last of the skeleton leaf rose geranium from 6&B taken in before the frosts (Pelargonium radans) 🌿 you’ll find just a few bottles left in the shop from the current batch of rose geranium hydrosol mist distilled from Pelargonium “Attar of Rose” 💫 from sill to still 🪟⚗️

rosehip november ✨ thank you + Tony for the top-secret hand-off yesterday in the caverns of Wall Street 🌿 plant magic truly goes everywhere 💫

today in the studio 🕯️

the last bits of the frost aster (Symphyotrichum pilosum) in the native plant beds at 6&B. such a gift to watch the turning toward yet another season here in this little pocket of wildness nestled in the heart of the city ❤️

our forest bathing salts 🌲 a limited edition treat for skin + spirit with notes of frankincense, fir, cedar & myrrh ✨ p.s. there’s a fresh batch of our winter body oil in the shop this week, too!

scent of the moment: grand street ✨

rich notes of ginger, hinoki, honey, pink lotus, buddhawood, spikenard and patchouli envelop a sweet & spicy carnation heart ❤️

I love the way this scent blooms in the cool air 🍂

{ available in 1ml samples + 5/10/15ml perfume extrait atomizers }

the sideways autumn light over the desk where I assemble all your parcels by hand, with love. thank you 💕

this just in 🐚 fresh vintage magic waiting to be filled with hand-blended botanical perfume ✨

The temple bell stops–
but the sound keeps coming
out of the flowers.

Matsuo Basho
translated by Robert Bly