Heaven Scents

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I'm fairly certain those scents will be among those in Heaven, beacause they sure take me there anytime I get a whiff of them! Those are the aromas I like wafting through our home, so I have usually got reed diffusers spread about, incense or a candle burning of those particular favorites almost all of the time. I've had some Friends tell me that when they smell these scents they think of me and my home, I couldn't get a more complimentary comment, when a beautifully intoxicating aroma reminds people of you or of the smells reminiscent of your home. Who doesn't want to smell divine and have their home smell so good. Votivo's 'Forgotten Sage', Gold Canyon's 'Be Peaceful Fir Champa' ... the entire line of Nag Champa Spa Collection of products... a line so sublimely fragrant that I want it ALL! *smiles* Song Of India's Temple Incense not only smells Heavenly, but the packaging is almost too beautiful to discard. Satya Sai Baba Nag Champa Agarbatti is delightful to burn and to tuck boxes of into drawers and closets.</em><br /></div><em></em></div><div></div><div align="justify"><em>I also love dried Lavender and sachets of it abound in our home, along with floral displays and wreaths of it... lotions of it, soaps of it and plants of it growing in the Herb Garden beside the Thai Basil, Rosemary and Mints... all deliciously fragrant! I'd love to plant a sea of Lavender if I could get it to survive and thrive like it does in France... could you just imagine walking outside each day and experiencing the intoxicating scent and visuals of acres of Lavender surrounding you!? That hasn't been a possibility, but I have been able to plant a variety of Citrus Trees, Sweet Almond Bush and Herbs in our Gardens that have thrived and when in bloom create scents equally intoxicating and Heaven sent! I'm big on scents, I couldn't imagine my life without beautiful smells being a part of it every day. I'm a very sensory type of gal. Delighting the eyes and nose with what looks and smells beautiful... delighting the skin with the touch of a vintage velvet, silk or lotion... delighting the ear with the sounds of Nature, beautiful soothing Music or laughter... delighting the Spirit with what sooths and ministers to you... delighting the taste buds with fresh foods, fragrant Teas, a favorite Wine or robust Gourmet Coffees. Its all vital to me and so no part of these experiences is absent from my day and I'll pack as much sensory pleasure into my home as I do the found treasures. I'd display bouquets of fresh flowers all over the house every day if I had the means and they did well. Alas, that has had to be reserved more for special occasions and indulgences. The Arizona Desert isn't kind to flowers and is harsh, the native plants have fabulous brief displays, but not the type boquets are made of! *smiles* Cacti have some of the most vivid and over the top flowers God created, but when was the last time you saw a cut Cactus flower bouquet? *LOL* The desert wildflowers are amazing, but very fragile and don't do well indoors... so I prefer to enjoy them seasonally in my Gardens for the brief periods they show out, growing where God plants them, a different place each time and never quite knowing what you'll get each Season. Thank goodness for the invention of lifelike looking silk plants and flowers to compensate at times for what I can't always get in the way of the real deal. I'll spend the extra to buy the best quality available... no tacky cheap fakes for me! *wink* There are some made now that even feel real, I'm suitably impressed... and naturally, if I can find these among my conquests in my never ending search for found treasures... all the better!</em><br /></div><div align="justify"><em></em></div><div align="justify"><em>Is there a trademark scent(s) that you call your own? Or that people relate to you when they smell it? Or the essence of it reminds you of something or someone? Have you ever wondered why certain scents appeal to you specifically? I can't smell the delightful aroma of baking bread without thinking of my Dad, a Master Chef whose home always had Heavenly aromas of something delicious wafting through it. The scent of Fresh Linen reminds me of my Mom, she and her home have always smelled so fresh, so crisp, so clean and comforting... like slipping between freshly laundered sheets. Our senses often connect us to memories locked deep in our psyches, may those sensory pleasures always bring to you those memories you cherish and hold most dear to your Hearts... A big fragrant Nag Champa hug... Dawn... The Bohemian </em></div><div align="justify"><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

Heaven Scents

Nag Champa and Forgotten Sage... I'm fairly certain those scents will be among those in Heaven, beacause they sure take me there anytime...

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Finding MY People At Last...

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Those with a love for time worn treasures discarded by the masses. With a passion for that which has a rich past, attention to detail, aged patina, quirky Bohemian faded elegance from a bygone era forgotten by so many. enjoying the thrill of the hunt at the Tag Sales, Flea Markets, Thrift Stores, Salvage Yards and abandoned sites where these treasures lay, ignored and often unappreciated for the possibilities we so easily see and so many others just don't 'get', threatened to be lost forever until lovingly carted home to be given new life by us. I no longer feel like the Lone Ranger and so different or strange because of what makes my Heart skip a beat, what excites me and stirs up creative urges and artistic vision! I used to wonder who else was transported to a place of Nirvana when they encountered a pile of architectural Salvage or a sea of beautiful old Junque, vintage linens, Belgian Velvets or Religious artifacts and Sacred Art? I could spend a lifetime wading through dusty warehouses and sheds, rows of Antique Shops, Flea Market Booths and long abandoned old buildings to discover something unique and special that I didn't even know I was looking for until I found it and fell in love! Did anyone else grieve over a Historic site or just an interesting old building being razed I wondered? even that which was so ravaged and decayed that it could never be inhabited again I often still found mesmerizing, fascinating and strangely beautiful in it's ramshackle or condemned state.</em></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="justify"><em></em></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="justify"><em>So, it's not surprising that just over a decade ago I talked my dear Husband into selling our just-about-paid-off property and purchasing a Historic but condemned residential property sitting on acreage within a city. Built entirely of salvage at the turn of the century by an eccentric visionary, much like myself *wink*, and languishing in a lengthy Probate after the death of the last descendant of the family that built it... waiting to be torn down... it called out to me! Everyone though I was mad when I spent two long years in my quest to acquire it and subsequent years lovingly restoring it, because truly such an endeavor is a labor of love not understood by many. This old house has now been the inspiration and plaette for my need to rejuvenate, resurrect and create something beautiful out of something others found passe', my obsession with all that is old to flourish and be fully expressed and showcased in all it's glory! I delight in creating the vignettes of my found treasures, decorating in a style that expresses who I am at my very core and allows me the platform to create my Art.</em></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="justify"></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="justify"><em>Something was missing though, a connection to others that might be like me, kindred Spirits, who wouldn't look at my accumulation of eclectic stuff as an oddity, my unique home, built of railroad ties, rock and adobe, as that creepy weird old house with the odd Hippie era paint job. *LOL* It was only recently that I discovered blog land... the skies opened, Angels singing, harps playing!!! *smiles* and those Blogs in particular that spoke to my Soul, at last I'd found MY people!!! *contented sigh* At first it was enough to read and enjoy the blogs of others, online and in specialty magazines that I devoured like food for my Soul! but soon the desire to participate, to share, to express myself and all that I love in the written word and photographs began to well up inside of me. Being Tech challenged I wasn't sure how to pull it all together, especially developing my site and importing my photos to it in a meaningful way that really revealed who I am and what I wanted to convey? But I knew I must try and would find a way, I HAD to now, I was on a Mission, much like my excursions to find my beloved Bohemian treasures! So it began... I started taking photos like a Woman possessed! Figuring out how to share them would have to come later, the sheer Joy of photographing those things that are special to me and capturing their essence was euphoric and yet another Art form I could express myself in! And now, writing, sharing my thoughts and my Heart in cyberspace... a completely new experience for me... and yet, oddly therapeutic and Zen-like... similar in fact to the benefits I find in doing my Devotionals and meditations. Whether anyone visits and reads any of it or is captivated by the photos of snippets of my life and love affair of all things old is an added benefit to this wonderful outlet. I hope you will stop and stay a while, receive something from it that brings a similar Joy and comfort to the Spirit and Soul that it has to mine... and introduce yourself my newfound Friend. </em></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="justify"><em></em></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="justify"><em>Peace and God's Blessings be yours... Dawn... The Bohemian</em></div><div align="justify"><em><a href="http://bohemianvalhalla.blogspot.com/">http://bohemianvalhalla.blogspot.com/</a></em></div><br /></div></div></div></div></div>

Finding MY People At Last...

Until I discovered blog land I didn't know there were so many of us! Those with a love for time worn treasures discarded by the masses. ...

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Friday's Favorites 7/2 Bikes, First Kisses, Vampires, and More!

<div align="center">This week's Friday's Favorites is inspired by the week I've had. I've really been into biking lately and yesterday tried out the Paint Creek Trail. It was awesome. I also came up with a cute idea for an illustration but more on that later. I caught up with the first boy I ever kissed this week (nearly 19 years later!), hung out at the beach and had a great time, and saw the midnight show of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Eclipse</span>. Also had to throw in something to do with the Fourth of July too. Enjoy and remember to buy handmade! </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/28648308/bikes-are-better-than-cars-t-shirt-sizes?ref=sr_gallery_4&ga_search_query=bicycle&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&order=&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489312030331019282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikmPS0m3B-2hF_24LOMkc7LyDS6yNijahtQUxXeW82Hv2zwXdjKehg9xgZQCKovdluo9Nqu0Eh_6yNJ41sbmF_hu22Dp-9OkqGxyDIQiAO_lBp2rZ2yEfNiXvJGuNgdsW2DtKY9MNPVrRT/s400/a1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 294px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />Bikes are Better than Cars T-shirt SIZES - S,M,L,XL,XXL $18</div><div align="center">from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/28648308/bikes-are-better-than-cars-t-shirt-sizes?ref=sr_gallery_4&ga_search_query=bicycle&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&order=&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title">isotope </a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br /> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/31814081/adventure-seeker-8x10-black-and-white?ref=sr_gallery_4&ga_search_query=trail&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=5&order=&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489311609013033858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqyYVdy1ufc2Vo782IyAup0iKyNI6hfvyR6zJPB9rSulJCiwfKF532BYNP19hHCb7SMsr-8myxtmBxsQONC0bN-nADjSyaKZi6XIqDmN9fgP9WCD3_WbPZepjmopXqMjfVYJxDwNx2Kwoq/s400/a1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />Adventure Seeker 8x10 black and white print $16</div><div align="center">from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/31814081/adventure-seeker-8x10-black-and-white?ref=sr_gallery_4&ga_search_query=trail&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=5&order=&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">impulseART</span> </a><br /></div><div align="center"><br /> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/45093755/custom-word-necklace-twilight-free"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489306584545209890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdbjdVQ2s4hGvLdimouX54uQxCfYkj_iEt_ZTiltQmrJTUAQXyoDzttYUoKn0CsPbCzkJixESZy5nx28-0NecP3_6qbiMCBEDXZYeN3zwfYiCuQdyK4fF6V72ce9l_Eh8IdaEmvdC3hv7/s400/a1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Custom Word Necklace Twilight Free Shipping $28</div><div align="center">from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/45093755/custom-word-necklace-twilight-free"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">LilacPOP</span></a><br /></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br /><br /> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/30778130/sale-i-heart-summer-set-of-3-summery?ref=sr_gallery_22&ga_search_query=beach&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=9&order=&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489306019031710594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj21VL1YqVaL6LQMePhhInVZaodCe_rYc7dAnaX9k93rrOGvNW53-ceq67LTCcpE0Nqg4AM8KA0Yq8HWPg578EFbV48RAdn4sEUxNx-mPIPN7iHNlpHjzJBE8GI1gsg5hSilpAji-qhCwBt/s400/a1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />SALE I Heart Summer - set of 3 summery photo blocks $45</div><div align="center">from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/30778130/sale-i-heart-summer-set-of-3-summery?ref=sr_gallery_22&ga_search_query=beach&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=9&order=&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">SusannahTucker</span> </a><br /></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/48883817/giraffe-punk-rock-pinup-swimsuit-by-riff?ref=sr_gallery_2&ga_search_query=bikini&ga_search_type=&ga_page=2&order=&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489305285617078418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd2q-0jZdMRxPU8dvaM4NCy_wk_qkHwh5ww6gLKkI5G5SSqz2U5FU81MaQJm0Q1_H5_HWAesEMbqkcnaE9M66g6GsWHVwxC8Uo11gCpqWIfCKORA-lH3WKCmT6VFn5P7Ge6e2kfxGJ8fgM/s400/a1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">raffe</span> Punk Rock Pinup Swimsuit by riff-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">raff</span> clothing co. Size XS. $99</div><div align="center">from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/48883817/giraffe-punk-rock-pinup-swimsuit-by-riff?ref=sr_gallery_2&ga_search_query=bikini&ga_search_type=&ga_page=2&order=&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">RiffRaffRosie</span> </a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/48246459/8x10-first-kiss?ref=sr_gallery_1&ga_search_query=first+kiss&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=5&order=&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489304265973572066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdqqemzKGmTFLRazJMSrhcMsSn4UyrKWniNahyqJMoNkOKOS9RyVC4jXiJhVtnaHIcUl-YMRXkGaBOVRaB25D0ZoVPgYXaH0tu5e5rCwnUzjFnkppWkJ9kmHavOGirZcYBcyb6_jEC__jc/s400/a1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> 8x10 First Kiss $25</div><div align="center">from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/48246459/8x10-first-kiss?ref=sr_gallery_1&ga_search_query=first+kiss&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=5&order=&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">flywithme</span></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/39347632/sparks-are-flyin-earrings?ref=sr_gallery_27&ga_search_query=first+kiss&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=5&order=&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489303643154860610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXz6T2ATYMrtC-6nIAl7c5d9pl5HPMp5qpR0A6_HdUA4FgEl9nJYpcsIChMMrHC37iZbigO2vTN6pWqVXrpTFBCsPyaB0YxC3cbRlS7lTfMOMHNqjk6eKJoMDb_KyznR3JBJh_-M4cvyl/s400/a1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Sparks Are <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">Flyin</span>' Earrings $15</div><div align="center">from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/39347632/sparks-are-flyin-earrings?ref=sr_gallery_27&ga_search_query=first+kiss&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=5&order=&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">lydiasarah</span> </a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/50301495/new-la-pomme-dark-yellow-messenger-bag?ref=sr_gallery_11&ga_search_query=bikes&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&order=&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489302513940749378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQY3Wfm8Yza9YIRfITAARcFITRy_AFZi_AJcMBJfUl7gcDFZQ39QntppjUVaCgDBcrP5equyn3hH6VxCjIC9Yv6o2CU2qMiz54fjzHwxr6RCdWmsQXbPfleJukTcTB1wW4DCd3fzW7PYnf/s400/a1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 368px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />NEW--LA <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">POMME</span> DARK YELLOW Messenger Bag $49</div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/50301495/new-la-pomme-dark-yellow-messenger-bag?ref=sr_gallery_11&ga_search_query=bikes&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&order=&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title">from <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">ikabags</span><br /></a><br /></div></div></div>

Friday's Favorites 7/2 Bikes, First Kisses, Vampires, and More!

This week's Friday's Favorites is inspired by the week I've had. I've really been into biking lately and yesterday tried out...

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