Essential oils

T'internet is having a very... slow... day... here.

It delivers pictures one insolent hair's breadth line at a time

and disappears into a backroom when I click on a favourite blog.

Fortunately I have a secret weapon -

my newly purchased armoury of

essential oils.

Melvyn in our local health food shop could hardly believe his luck 

when I came in with my list from Spirit of the Home.

I said I needed oils for

Calming and Reassurance:

geranium, jasmine, lavender, melissa, neroli, ylang ylang.

Pacifying:

'Before you bite someone's head off because you are so irritable and angry'

bergamot, chamomile, grapefruit, lavender, mandarin, orange, rose.

Morale Boosting:

rosemary, 'helps you pull yourself together',

 pine 'helps you put on a brave face',

cedarwood, jasmine, juniper, rose, thyme.

Serenity:

chamomile, frankincense, juniper, linden, rose, sandalwood, vetiver.

Uplifting:

'If you're feeling down and depressed or swamped by negativity'

bergamot,chamomile, hyssop, lavender, orange, yarrow.

Have you any idea what these cost?

Melvyn very cannily opened several of them then and there,

and wafted them under my nose to help me part with my cash.