In the spring of 2019, I definitely needed a pick-me-up. My dad was going through a long, arduous recovery from a series of medical events, including multiple strokes. Coupled with the COVID-19 pandemic and complex political situation all around the world, it seemed like all of us were diving from one crisis into another. Tumultuous […]
I have yet to see anything in this world that is flawless, much less skin. Attaining flawless skin is something we see on TV and in magazines almost every day as a woman… and even as a man. You’ve seen these words often in the beauty industry on packaging, advertisements, websites – endless claims of […]
Dearest friends of Sage Abbey, Goodness Face Elixir™ is my labor of love. I say that “a piece of my heart is in every bottle,” because the elixir features what I loved as a child, spending summers by the pristine blue Adriatic Sea or running in the meadows of awe-inspiring Dinaric Alps. I fondly remember […]
When autumn arrives and it gets cold and rainy, I often practice an “instant vacation” routine in my mind by thinking about summer, warm weather and past vacation adventures. It’s a quick and easy way to brighten up a gloomy day and it surely brings a smile to my face. The summer of 2018 is […]
Previously we explored the meaning of sage in Sage Abbey. Now, let’s talk about the abbey. So welcome, breathe in … exhale … and stay a while. In 1990 I spent my summer touring Croatia with my parents and my friend Mae, a foreign exchange student from the US. When visiting Croatia, one of the […]
This is one of those topics that thrills me to talk about. Every time I think about Sage Abbey, it’s as if I discover another piece of an ancient puzzle, a deeper personal meaning of this magical place. It’s as if around every corner lies another hidden treasure, another story to tell. So welcome to Sage […]
A recent rerun of a “How It’s Made” episode brought to mind a common ingredient in the majority of cosmetic products out there – fragrance. Fragrance (parfum) is the collective name for synthetic materials used to scent/perfume cosmetic products. In this particular episode, a restoration expert was painstakingly restoring a damaged antique religious statue of […]
Essential oils are not oils as we know them since they do not contain glycerides of fatty acids present in vegetable or nut oils. Characteristic components of essential oils are terpenes, typically obtained by distillation and containing fragrance of the plant or other source from which they are extracted. It takes a lot of “raw” material (plants or flowers) […]