Surprising mental health benefits from real flowers
Surprising mental health benefits from real flowers that can help you all year long. May is mental health awareness month.
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Chwynyn Vaughan - Slow Botanicals
Jan 25, 20237 min read
Is your home your sanctuary?
It's winter. The mornings are dark, evening starts early. I actually like these long, dark days. I find them as exciting, even if not as...
Chwynyn Vaughan - Slow Botanicals
Dec 27, 20224 min read
What are your simple, special, seasonal traditions?
Happy Holidays! Happy Solstice! Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! Now that we are getting to the latter part of this special holiday time,...
Chwynyn Vaughan - Slow Botanicals
Nov 16, 20222 min read
Holidays are on the Way
The last couple of weeks have flown by. I know that much has happened. Our first frost and snow, a huge wind storm, power outages,...
Chwynyn Vaughan - Slow Botanicals
Oct 29, 20226 min read
Flowers to Mark our Love and Thanks
Recently, my daughter’s school’s PTO gave out certificates of appreciation and accompanying gifts to treasured members of the community...
Chwynyn Vaughan - Slow Botanicals
Oct 6, 20225 min read
An Autumn Like No Other
Our autumn so far feels more like summer than what fall is meant to be. My daily life is ruled by the rhythms of the seasons, and so this...
Chwynyn Vaughan - Slow Botanicals
Sep 9, 20223 min read
Autumn is Stirring
A transition of seasons is upon us. It has become darker outdoors and I have turned on the light in my greenhouse and set the timer....
Chwynyn Vaughan - Slow Botanicals
Aug 25, 20223 min read
Markets and More
August has continued to be full. Harvesting of veggies, fruit and flowers has continued. In my studio, I can see less and less of my...
Chwynyn Vaughan - Slow Botanicals
Aug 11, 20221 min read
August is Harvest Time
August is here and that means I am in my most labour intensive month of the entire year. Vegetable, flower and fruit all ripen at a...
Chwynyn Vaughan - Slow Botanicals
Jul 28, 20225 min read
What Happens in July
I really missed writing last week! The last two weeks have been very full. In my family life, the garden, and other going-ons with my...
Chwynyn Vaughan - Slow Botanicals
Jun 23, 20227 min read
Summer Starts
I have been enjoying the special quality of light that has been falling on me, as I wash and slice freshly harvested strawberries
Chwynyn Vaughan - Slow Botanicals
Jun 2, 20224 min read
I Won't Be Waiting
For the past several days, I have kept having the uncomfortable sensation that I am waiting for something. This is unusual for me. Most...
Chwynyn Vaughan - Slow Botanicals
May 12, 20226 min read
Life Lived in Seasons
Throughout my adult days, there have been the same threads always running through and determining how I spend my daily life.
Chwynyn Vaughan - Slow Botanicals
Apr 21, 20224 min read
Thoughts on Comfort
Lately, I have been thinking a lot about comfort. Because I have been craving comfort. For the first time, I'm making comfort a priority.
Chwynyn Vaughan - Slow Botanicals
Apr 8, 20225 min read
Goal Setting, Dried Flowers, Calendula, My Favourite Lettuce Seeds
I think it is safe to say, on behalf of us all, that we have undergone many changes since the spring of 2020. This certainly speaks for...
Chwynyn Vaughan - Slow Botanicals
Feb 17, 20223 min read
Birthday Wishes and Lavender
This week was my birthday. It was a milestone birthday. Of course I knew in advance that I would be making a wish at my birthday cake. I...
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