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WRITTEN BY A CALIFORNIA NATIVE IN SCOTLAND.

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CAFFEINE, SUNSHINE

& UPCYCLED

FLORAL FUN

Enjoying a tiny, caffeinated cuppa in front of our former shop . That repurposed chest of drawers / planter I’m sat next to was the best ‘Pinspiration.’

The key to keeping it around for more than a year of bipolar Scottish weather was yacht varnish. Yearly coats of that sticky - tedious to work with but necessary - stuff was necessary.

SKIN, FACE, ANTIAGING, ACNE TARA LECK SKIN, FACE, ANTIAGING, ACNE TARA LECK

THINK ANTI-ACNE & ANTI-AGING: ALOE VERA - A GORGEOUS INGREDIENT & PLANT TO ALWAYS KEEP AROUND.

I’ve opted to lose myself in some books (MUCH LOVE to you Stephen King) and TV shows (MUCH LOVE to Netflix & Stranger Things). One of the Stephen King books I read is titled: “Insomnia”. And yes, I have had a couple of bouts of insomnia. As you can probably deduce, I have not gotten as much beauty rest as I probably should have.  Which all of this stuff combined, oddly brings me to this post about Aloe Vera. L.O.L.

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