The Herbal Alchemist Apothecary

Look for these hand painted gift bags at the Penticton Farmer’s Market. A perfect way to keep your natural skincare products together. Created with Lino cuts.

❤️Feels so blissful to smell rosehips drying in the background and spending a lazy evening hand painting gift bags. I love autumn 🍂

In the spirit of giving it to the stones, someone else appears to have laid a burden down. Well done! This cairn actually looks pleased. Haha. Who said therapy had to be costly?

Here’s a natural and gentle deodorant incorporating magnesium and calendula. Calendula for its antimicrobial properties (fights odor-causing bacteria) and it’s soothing actions for irritated skin from frequent shaving. I read recently that calendula is the herb to use for places where the sun doesn’t shine, so it made sense! Find this at the Penticton Farmers Market for the remainder of the 2026 Saturday market season.

If the Saturday crowd is too much for you then I will be in Summerland today until 1 and next Sunday as well.

Give it to the stones…

I was on my morning walk when I came across this cairn. I walk past it most mornings without much thought or notice but today I stopped. You see, I’ve been carrying a stone with me. A story with weight that I was struggling to release and the stone was the reminder. I read that you can give it to the stones when you don’t want the story to shape who you will become.
Now it sits on this cairns head.
Funny, but I feel better.
Moral of the story: offer to the rocks what’s too heavy to carry ..
They don’t mind. It’s rock therapy.

There’s still spots available!

Holy Harvesters, what a glorious find 😍!