Why I’m here.
Hi, I’m Rebecca.
I am a Scottish girl who lives in the wilds of Los Angeles, where I spend my time cooking up a storm, painting, running my little business, and getting very messy most of the time. I work as a herbalist, seeing clients both and concocting magic healing potions.
I like words (like gloaming and abhorrent), and colours (like international klein blue and magenta), and plants (like yarrow and sage). I’ve been known to return home from long hikes with pet rocks and feathers and bones. I like wild things- patches of moss creeping up the sides of buildings and overgrown gardens that make Home Owners Associations uncomfortable. I like weeds like nobody’s business. Oh, and the sea. I like the sea. I think the majority of my childhood can be chronicled by an adventure at one edge of an ocean or another. Which reminds me- I tend to travel quite a lot too.
This blog is where I share my life. I write about food. I write about how beautiful California is, I write about things that inspire me, and about the places I travel to. And I write about being a herbalist- about plants and how you can use them. Most of them are common, and most are surprisingly easy to use. I’m in the process of sorting it out into sections- bear with me as organisation isn’t my strong point.
If you’re stopping by then come on in and say hi- you can subscribe to my blog, and find me on Facebook and Twitter. If you’re interested in a consultation, I see clients both locally and long-distance (either on Skype or on the phone). I can also often recommend a good herbalist in your area if you’d rather see someone face to face. And I love to hear from you guys, so don’t be afraid to shoot me an email to
Rebecca <at> kingsroadapothecary <dot> com
Hi there – love the blog! The brownies you wrote about earlier this month looked … well … heart-stoppingly-terrific!
Anyway…
My name is Tristan and I run a breakfast blog, Enjoy Life With Breakfast and am continuously looking for passionate contributing writers. I would love it if you’d be interested in posting about your favorite breakfast dish with us. Let me know.
Thanks!
Tristan
enjoylifewithbreakfast.com
Hi Tristan,
I’d be absolutely delighted to.
I like your new “about me” page. Sounds like you have a wonderful life!
I noticed you on twitter and just went on your site. I absolutely love what you are all about. Can I feature you on my site http://www.thelocalrose.com?
please email me if you’d like to be on it. blessings to you xx
Oh, yes!!! Thank you and keep living and writing and photographing and cooking and I’ll take heart from it all! xoxo
Jeez Rebecca you are SO COOL!
Where in LA are you? I live in the South Bay! I am brand new to all this. Do you have a brick-and-mortar shop? Or just online? Oh, I tried to FB you but got an error message.
Never mind…lol…found the shop link…was just too excited that you’re in LA like me!
Okay…I take it back…that link also gave me an error message.
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Hey Cat!! So nice to meet someone else in So Cal
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I re-did the link so it should be working. But my shop web address is http://www.kingsroadapothecary.com.
Good Day! I am a hospice chaplain that uses essential oils on my patients–especially lavender. Do you have any products or recipes I can use to help the patient feel at peace?
I absolutely love your blog! So filled with loveliness…and my Friend Margi from someenergything sent me a link to yours
“Or the magic in sitting on your front stoop watching the light change in the morning warming your hands on a steaming cup of coffee and a dream that’s still being woven from the night before. Like I said, practical. ” What wonderful words! Thank you.