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from Bill Varney, Fredericksburg Herb Farm

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December 2006

Dear Herb Farm Family & Friends,

Merry Christmas, Happy Holiday, and Happy Hanukkah!

We hope and pray that each and everyone of you have a Joyous Christmas no matter what your walk of life is now or in the future.

Our recipes for this month are sure to win you over to family and close friends . . . Savory Blue Cheesecake and Heart Beet Salad . . .

I have decided to talk about perfumes this month and hope you will enjoy.

The ancient Egyptians were expert perfume makers and the guilds of ointment of Israel and other Near East Nations were the precursors of the current day apothecaries. The Greeks were great lovers of perfumes, which they began to use on a grand scale after Alexander's conquest of Egypt around 330 B.C.

Explorers that came to the New World centuries ago often were suffering from lack of nutrition and when they began eating things like limes, oranges, avocados and other healthy foods they may have mistaken the energy boost for lust.

Thus, many of the most unlikely plants became known as aphrodisiacs.

In "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Shakespeare wrote a white and purple flower whose juice placed on "sleeping eyelids," will make a "man or woman madly dote upon the live creature that it sees."

The use of essential oils for health care is more than 4,000 years old. There are numerous biblical references to medicinal balms and holy anointing oils.

The ancient Greek physician, Hippocrates, recognized the therapeutic value of plant oils and prescribed numerous fragrant oils for their soothing and stimulating properties.

For Proust, it was the scent of lime / flower tea. For Walt Whitman it was the tang of a working man's sweat and for Luca Turin it was from rotten grapes, dirty sheets and molded cheese.

Many modern perfumers and aromatherapists use over 40 essential oils, such as geranium, jasmine, patchouli, rose and citrus. Most of these highly concentrated oils are carefully measured in drops and diluted in a base of olive oil, vegetable oil or alcohol.

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Whether you kissed a cop on 34th and Vine and broke your Love Potion Number 9 or just love the simplicity of Rosemary, Lemon or Thyme, we hope you will take the time (or thyme) to enjoy the scents of this season from the garden to the kitchen and everywhere in between. We have some wonderful scents awaiting you.

For more on unraveling the sense of smell go to www.chandlerburr.com, author of The Emperor of Scent, A Separate Creation and The Search of Biological Origins to name a few . . .

Guitarist and composer Kevin McCormick will be performing during dinner Saturday evening, December 16th. Check back soon for news about our Annual News Dinner!

Don't miss Victoria's December Book Review. - Hotel Pastis, Peter Mayle (Vintage 1994).

The Herb Farm is all decked out for the holidays and we have a wonderful selection of perfumes, colognes, essential oils, scented candles and more to make your holidays full of fragrance. For those of you far away PLEASE be sure to shop with us online, and we will be sure to get your order right out to you or the recipient.

Visit us at the Fredericksburg Herb Farm for great holiday shopping, the Herb Farm has many great products ranging from personal care and aroma therapy to gourmet foods.

Dine in our restaurant, enjoy selections from our lunch and dinner menus. Call us for reservations and come and see what's cooking at the Herb Farm. Get together with family and friends and enjoy the holiday season.

Blessings,
William Varney
Founder, Fredericksburg Herb Farm

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December 2006 - Newsletter Tidbits

Sit in a Church - Regardless of what you believe in, churches and temples are extraordinary places of peace. Take a pew and absorb the atmosphere of absolute peace and calm that permeates them.

Start in the raw with every meal - fruit or vegetables. Not only do these "alkaline foods" enhance feelings of calm, they add harmony to a meal.

Plants pour out oxygen - and they also soak up carbon dioxide and pollutants. Keep live plants where you work, sleep and live and you'll enjoy more oxygen!

Rose - massage is one of the most pleasurable ways to be soothed into a state of relaxation. By adding a little rose oil to your massage oil you can make the experience doubly effective.

Lavender - add a dab of Lavender! A dab of lavender not only eases aches and pains, but works wonders in helping you to relax and sleep.

Touch or be touched - the human touch is one of the surest ways of unburdening stresses. Like the embrace of a parent soothes an upset child, or as a kiss or a handshake takes the sting out of an argument, the simplest touch often times works miracles!

"There is only one success — to be able to spend your life in your own way"
~ Christopher Morley

Visit our online store for Super Sale Items!

...and that's Life at the Herb Farm - December 2006 - stop by sometime soon!

As you are making plans for your fall getaway, schedule a stay at our B&B for a peaceful weekend or weekday getaway. And don't miss the great products from the farm ranging from personal care and aroma therapy to gourmet foods.

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from Bill Varney — Fredericksburg Herb Farm

Welcome to Fredericksburg Herb Farm Our on-line catalog makes shopping easy, fun and safe.

Your source for herbal products and more, aromatherapy, candles, personal care items, gourmet products and much much more . . .

Welcome to
Fredericksburg Herb Farm
Our on-line catalog makes shopping easy, fun and safe.