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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.

BEAUTY, WELLNESS, SKIN, HEALTH, FACE, FEEL GOOD, DIET TARA LECK BEAUTY, WELLNESS, SKIN, HEALTH, FACE, FEEL GOOD, DIET TARA LECK

KOMBUCHA: GET IT. DRINK IT. BREW IT. SPRAY IT ON YOUR FACE.

Now before we get started below, please do enjoy some slightly informational entertainment about today's subject. LOL. These are both parody videos; I do love a good parody and this time I found two. I decided to add them both because they each made me laugh and they remind me of my peeps back home in LA and San Diego. Also, each video, even though they are total parodies, still throws out some good info. Pick a video, any video.

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