Home Row

“If you are a dreamer come in.If you are a dreamer, a lover, a liar,A hop-er, a pray-er, a magic bean buyer.If you’re a pretender come sit by my fire,for I have some flax golden tales to spin.Come in. Come in.” — Shel Silverstein Thank you for stopping by. I've been wanting to say hello. It's good to see you. I've been waiting for you. I named my Blog Home Row as a bit of a metaphor. For one, the importance of Home Row was ingrained in my brain by my typing teacher at a very young age. If we...

The soul of the rose lingers in these places. But how much longer will you be able to smell it? For more than 400 years, since the time of the Mughal emperor Jahangir, the Indian city of Kannauj has been distilling flowers to make perfume.But the industry is in decline. Synthetic perfumes are pushing the distilleries towards closure - and these exquisite scents may soon be lost forever. The Soul of the Rose proclaims Attars are based on nature, not chemicals. "Attars are not cost-effective products. They are expensive to make and few people understand this. Even fewer appreciate their value." -...

My Fairy Tale! I would love to share this with you. Click to watch the illustrated video. Love, Stephaney   In the heart of a small island, hidden behind the white pickets lies a seaside cottage where magic and mystery reside. Under the moonlight, an eternal yellow rose blossoms, flower petal cookies are nibbled, and fragrant heart-opening potions are sipped. In a stolen moment of misfortune, a friendship is formed that would forever change the life of a woman and young girl, as they learn that flowers can heal and even the deepest cut can be forgiven.