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On Nov 25, 2007, at 10:57 AM, wrote:

> Hi my name is . I would love to learn more about perfume

> making.

> Any help would be great!

For starters, I'd recommend getting Mandy Aftel's book Essence and

Alchemy.

I personally don't recommend solid perfumes to start. Perfumer's

alcohol is much easier to work with.

You might consider taking Mandy's level 1 course. For it you'd need

to acquire the 18 essences (6 base, 6 middle, 6 top) which are a

foundation that serves as a launching off point. (You can buy those

18 for cheaper than on Mandy's site, like from Liberty Natural, etc.

Not as high quality but cheaper.)

I happen to feel you need an animal scent, so you might think about

buying some ambergris tincture too (profumo.it). Animal scents

generally need a very light touch, like one drop or less than one

drop out of 60.

Start simple: say you want 60 drops of essence in 15ml 190-proof

alcohol. Choose three (say, benzoin in the base, lavender in the

middle, and bergamot on top) and add 20 drops each. Just from one

simple exercise like that you will learn a lot (maybe you want more

benzoin? Maybe more bergamot?). You can also mix together different

essences without alcohol, in a small container, to start getting a

sense of how things mix together scent-wise).

You are at the very tip of an enormous, and endlessly fascinating,

iceberg.

[Guest guest]

Dear Inga,

I hope that your daughter's surgery went well. We have my 4 year old daughter's

tonsollectimy surgery scheduled for 12/21. I am so nervous. I hope that your

daughter's

fevers do not return.

Best Wishes,

Adry

[Guest guest]

Inga,

I have been considering on going the surgery route for my daughter as well.? She

is 5, in kindergarten, and has been fevering since at least this summer.? I

started really recording the fevers when school started and noticed a pattern,

every three weeks for three days.? I have?been?hearing about?the large success

rate with the surgery too.??Does the surgery work even though the child has

never had tonsillitis?? My daughter's only symptom is fevers as well.? I would

like to rid the fevers before she gets to the upper grades.? Good luck with the

surgery, I'll keep you in our prayers.??

and Amy(5)

[Guest guest]

Hi

Statisctics that I have seen (my ped rheum has shown me studies) suggest that

tonsillectomy works regardless of throat involvement. Emma also never gets a

sore throat with her fevers, not even mouth ulcers. Only fevers, vomiting during

the fever spikes and some joint pain. It's probably a good idea to rule out some

of the genetic syndromes first (HIDS, TRAPS, juvenile arthritis, cyclic

neutropenia etc) before going the surgery route. But at the end of the day it's

your personal decision and if you really feel it might work (like we do) it

might be worth a shot!

Hope this helps

Inga

[Guest guest]

Thanks Adrey - we've had to cancel Emma's surgery because I went into preterm

labour last week and I'm on bedrest for the remainder of my pregnancy (I am 34

weeks now so not too bad) and wouldn't be able to look after her recovering

properly... we'll have it done in the new year. Good luck for your daughter's

surgery next month!

Take care

Inga

[Guest guest]

> Hi, My name is Kenny, I live in Missouri, I happened onto this list by

> accident. I got my start of Kombucha when I lived in Alaska in 93', but

> lost it when I moved to Missouri. I'd like to try again. Can someone help?

>

Hi Kenny...I'm in Wisconsin and could certainly get one out to you today or

tomorrow via Priority mail for cost of postage...that is usually between

five and eight dollars depending on size of SCOBY and amount of starter

liquid you want.

The one I have ready is a decendant from the Happy Herbalist and has been

raised in RO water and organic sugar and teas. It's a pretty fat SCOBY.

Contact me off-list if you are interested....

Gayle

[Guest guest]

> Hi, My name is Kenny, I live in Missouri, I happened onto this list by

> accident. I got my start of Kombucha when I lived in Alaska in 93', but

> lost it when I moved to Missouri. I'd like to try again. Can someone help?

>

Hi Kenny...I'm in Wisconsin and could certainly get one out to you today or

tomorrow via Priority mail for cost of postage...that is usually between

five and eight dollars depending on size of SCOBY and amount of starter

liquid you want.

The one I have ready is a decendant from the Happy Herbalist and has been

raised in RO water and organic sugar and teas. It's a pretty fat SCOBY.

Contact me off-list if you are interested....

Gayle

[Guest guest]

Where in MO? I'm in Ballwin and might have one soon.

Tiff

new member

Hi, My name is Kenny, I live in Missouri, I happened onto this list by accident.

I got my start of Kombucha when I lived in Alaska in 93', but lost it when I

moved to Missouri. I'd like to try again. Can someone help?

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Where in MO? I'm in Ballwin and might have one soon.

Tiff

new member

Hi, My name is Kenny, I live in Missouri, I happened onto this list by accident.

I got my start of Kombucha when I lived in Alaska in 93', but lost it when I

moved to Missouri. I'd like to try again. Can someone help?

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Thanks Tiff, I knew I could count on someone. I live in Caledonia, that's south

of Potosi. My batch made the trip from Alaska okay, but my friend's wife didn't

know what it was and pitched it. That was in 94', so a bit of instructions would

help. I'd also like to ask the group if anyone has done a search on Kombucha's

origin. I don't remember how I got my first batch, that was in 1993, in Kenai

Alaska, but I remember the paper I got with it. That paper said it was from

Mongolia, being relatives to Alaskan Natives, I thought that was the origin.

Kenny P.S. Thanks again Tiff, I'll write you off list with my address.

Arnold <tiff6arnolds@...> wrote: Where in MO? I'm in

Ballwin and might have one soon.

Tiff

new member

Hi, My name is Kenny, I live in Missouri, I happened onto this list by accident.

I got my start of Kombucha when I lived in Alaska in 93', but lost it when I

moved to Missouri. I'd like to try again. Can someone help?

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[Guest guest]

Thanks Tiff, I knew I could count on someone. I live in Caledonia, that's south

of Potosi. My batch made the trip from Alaska okay, but my friend's wife didn't

know what it was and pitched it. That was in 94', so a bit of instructions would

help. I'd also like to ask the group if anyone has done a search on Kombucha's

origin. I don't remember how I got my first batch, that was in 1993, in Kenai

Alaska, but I remember the paper I got with it. That paper said it was from

Mongolia, being relatives to Alaskan Natives, I thought that was the origin.

Kenny P.S. Thanks again Tiff, I'll write you off list with my address.

Arnold <tiff6arnolds@...> wrote: Where in MO? I'm in

Ballwin and might have one soon.

Tiff

new member

Hi, My name is Kenny, I live in Missouri, I happened onto this list by accident.

I got my start of Kombucha when I lived in Alaska in 93', but lost it when I

moved to Missouri. I'd like to try again. Can someone help?

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[Guest guest]

>

>

>

>

> > Hi, My name is Kenny, I live in Missouri, I happened onto this

list by

> > accident. I got my start of Kombucha when I lived in Alaska in

93', but

> > lost it when I moved to Missouri. I'd like to try again. Can

someone help?

> >

> Hi Kenny...I'm in Wisconsin and could certainly get one out to you

today or

> tomorrow via Priority mail for cost of postage...that is usually

between

> five and eight dollars depending on size of SCOBY and amount of

starter

> liquid you want.

>

> The one I have ready is a decendant from the Happy Herbalist and

has been

> raised in RO water and organic sugar and teas. It's a pretty fat

SCOBY.

>

> Contact me off-list if you are interested....

>

> Gayle

Gayle, I live in Wisconsin too and I am looking for a new scoby.

Ideally I'd love to be able to drive and pick one up but it can't be

to far from where I live as I have 2 small children. I live near

Fond Du Lac and, I am in Appleton every week. Do you live near either

of these areas? Also, I am not very familiar with how this group

works and how to find the ongoing list of people offering scobies. I

have found the international list but there are only 2 Wisconsinites

listed. If you have a moment could you (or anyone else for that

matter) please help?

Thank you,

Celia

>

[Guest guest]

>

>

>

>

> > Hi, My name is Kenny, I live in Missouri, I happened onto this

list by

> > accident. I got my start of Kombucha when I lived in Alaska in

93', but

> > lost it when I moved to Missouri. I'd like to try again. Can

someone help?

> >

> Hi Kenny...I'm in Wisconsin and could certainly get one out to you

today or

> tomorrow via Priority mail for cost of postage...that is usually

between

> five and eight dollars depending on size of SCOBY and amount of

starter

> liquid you want.

>

> The one I have ready is a decendant from the Happy Herbalist and

has been

> raised in RO water and organic sugar and teas. It's a pretty fat

SCOBY.

>

> Contact me off-list if you are interested....

>

> Gayle

Gayle, I live in Wisconsin too and I am looking for a new scoby.

Ideally I'd love to be able to drive and pick one up but it can't be

to far from where I live as I have 2 small children. I live near

Fond Du Lac and, I am in Appleton every week. Do you live near either

of these areas? Also, I am not very familiar with how this group

works and how to find the ongoing list of people offering scobies. I

have found the international list but there are only 2 Wisconsinites

listed. If you have a moment could you (or anyone else for that

matter) please help?

Thank you,

Celia

>

[Guest guest]

Celia...have e-mailed you...Gayle

>

> Gayle, I live in Wisconsin too and I am looking for a new scoby.

> Ideally I'd love to be able to drive and pick one up but it can't be

> to far from where I live as I have 2 small children. I live near

> Fond Du Lac and, I am in Appleton every week. Do you live near either

> of these areas? Also, I am not very familiar with how this group

> works and how to find the ongoing list of people offering scobies. I

> have found the international list but there are only 2 Wisconsinites

> listed. If you have a moment could you (or anyone else for that

> matter) please help?

>

> Thank you,

> Celia

[Guest guest]

Celia...have e-mailed you...Gayle

>

> Gayle, I live in Wisconsin too and I am looking for a new scoby.

> Ideally I'd love to be able to drive and pick one up but it can't be

> to far from where I live as I have 2 small children. I live near

> Fond Du Lac and, I am in Appleton every week. Do you live near either

> of these areas? Also, I am not very familiar with how this group

> works and how to find the ongoing list of people offering scobies. I

> have found the international list but there are only 2 Wisconsinites

> listed. If you have a moment could you (or anyone else for that

> matter) please help?

>

> Thank you,

> Celia

[Guest guest]

Welcome ,

I hope you find it helpful here. I haven't been a member very long and I

have discovered a lot.

Take care,

Kate McAuliffe

Green Isle MN

On Dec 15, 2007 5:38 PM, amandashikder <freemary@...> wrote:

> Hi,

>

> I'm and I'm the early stages of exploring TF. My first TF

> experience beyond making kim chee with Korean neighbors when I was

> small, and making stock for years, was when I caught a beautiful wild

> sourdough starter, baked with it a few times, and then killed it off.

> I didn't realize they can be resurrected so I tried to make a new one

> instead, which was not nearly as delightful as the first. There must

> have been a yeasty wind blowing the first time.

>

> My husband is from Bangladesh so he has no fear of organ meats, bone

> broth, or fermented foods, which is great. We have a two-year-old

> daughter who also has an open-minded palate.

>

> I'm happy to join this group and can't wait to learn more about local

> sources for traditional foods. I'm also ready to get my feet wet with

> real milk (not literally!) Kind of the last traditional food frontier

> for me, although I did drink raw goat milk as a child growing up in

> rural Minnesota.

>

> Look forward to hearing everyone's take on TF and networking with you all.

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Welcome Roxanne!

I am an east metro person too. I buy my sprouted spelt flour from

MidValleyVu Farm in Wisconsin. The brand name is Summers. Perhaps you

can find it elsewhere too.

Kathy

Trying to stay awake to ring in the new year with my family!

[Guest guest]

Our daughter had pus on the back of her throat as well sometimes, but not the

closeness of fevers. She was cyclical about 3 - 5 weeks.

Lynn

[Guest guest]

Welcome Diane! Glad to hear it was " love at first sight " for you

>

> Hi Everyone,

> I'm a new KT junky! First it was and still is Kefir and now KT.

I've just finished my first brew

> and oh my is it ever so beautiful!!! I tasted it this morning and

didn't expect to have my taste

> buds awakened like that. I wish I could start drinking it by the

quart, but with my infectious

> diseases; lyme, babesia, bartonell and ehrliciosis I figured I

better take it slowly since I have

> pretty bad herxes still. Anyway, just wanted to share my

excitement. Thanks.

> Diane

> www.peacefulacres.wordpress.com

>

[Guest guest]

t.vitchuta wrote:

> Hello everybody,

> We are soap manufacturer in Thailand. We distill also some essential

> oils (Alpinia Officinarum, Zingiber Purpureum, Cymbopogon Citratus and

> Eucalyptus Globulus) for our own use.

> For myself, I'm French.

> So, thank you for allowing me in your group.

> Have a good day

> Frederic

Hi Frederic

We have a lot of soapmakers on this group, always looking for tips on

how to keep the scent in the soap so it lasts. What kind of soap do you

manufacture?

--

Sincerely, Anya

Anya's Garden http://AnyasGarden.com - perfumes, aromatics, classes,

consultation

Natural Perfumers Guild http://NaturalPerfumersGuild.com

1400 member Natural Perfumery group -

/

[Guest guest]

Hi Frederic,

I used to love buying soaps and essential oils in Thailand...

Ginger soaps are lovely and the black rice soap too!!!! (miss it!!!)

Angi

>

[Guest guest]

Great, Gail, and welcome. You are the exact type of person for whom this list

serves and your

letter was great.

Do let us know the other factors with your products, eg, organic? Free-range?

Grass-

finished? Chemical free? Humane? Where processed? All that kind of stuff.

Also, put your farm offerings in our DATABASE under " farms we like " .

Even if you don't have products ready in time for our SWAP, come anyway, get

acquainted

and pass out price sheets and trifolds about your farm.

Will Winter

[Guest guest]

im new to the group and thought id introduce myself. im michael and i was diagnosed with aids on dec 16th 2007. it didnt really surprise me when i heard it from my new dr. i replied to him,"well 20 years of whoremongering,im not surprised".....my initial viral load was 246,000 and after 4 months of treatment it is down to 110. my problem right now is that my t-cell count is a mere 46. anyone have any ideas of what i could eat or drink to boost it back up a little? i drink several "boost" supplements daily....i have to mix them with milk because it is too too sweet to drink straight. my doctor told me by his best guess, ive been HIV positive for 10-12 years. i never suspected i had it until dec because i had shown no lesions nor any weight loss.....i found out from him that my lesions are on my white matter on the brain...hmmmm..never had heard of that.....any comments would be appreciated.....,It sounds like your T cells got very low before you sought treatment. Fortunately, the medications can work miracles, even if you start them late.While some people have sudden bursts of T cells from 0 to 1000, this is the exception, and not the rule. When that kind of increase occurs, it is probably re-distribution of t cells from the lymph nodes to the blood, rather than new T cells. Over time, your lymph nodes will be re-populated with new T cells, and your blood counts will rise slowly. It can take years. Be patient. As your t cells increase, your immune function will control those problems on the brain. In the meantime, you may have to take more medications, depending on what they turn out to be. It's good that you finally got diagnosed.I would urge you to tell any of your friends who might be unaware of their status to get tested. It's a far better way to find out and get help.All the best, and welcome.JB

[Guest guest]

Cari,

Welcome to the group. I just wanted to drop you a line to let you

know that I am very near by in Tampa. (And I used to live in St.

Pete too).

We used to go to All Children's in St. Pete to see Dr. Dumois, who

is very knowledgeable on .

You can email me directly if you have questions.

in Tampa

nancy.chad@...

[Guest guest]

Cari,

Welcome to the group. I just wanted to drop you a line to let you

know that I am very near by in Tampa. (And I used to live in St.

Pete too).

We used to go to All Children's in St. Pete to see Dr. Dumois, who

is very knowledgeable on .

You can email me directly if you have questions.

in Tampa

nancy.chad@...