gooberlily Knowflake Posts: 2296 From: Brooklyn, (and Norwich) NY, USA Registered: Nov 2000
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posted April 07, 2002 05:27 AM
Aw, you're welcome for the links, dear Sorry your mom's allergic My mom's allergic to roses, so I can't bring the flowers into the house...she starts sneezing to the high heavens. I've known a few people who were allergic to perfumes, etc. Is your mom allergic to basically chemical smells? Is she sure that rose oil would bother her? Does she have breathing problems with aromas, or is it a sinus type of deal?If you are so inclined, if you have space to plant a few rose bushes, they are wonderfully rewarding...I can say this because I have almost ten They're not hard to grow, but pruning them can be a little tricky, so ya might want to read up on that aspect of things. Nothing beats pressing your face into a full rose in bloom, it always makes the gloomies go away for me! It always reminds me of the line from Gooberz, what Linda was told to do when she was cranky, if I remember correctly: "...go smell a rose!"  IP: Logged |