Clove-Warmed Chestnut Dusting Powder | Talc-Free Holiday Body Powder with Roasted Chestnuts & Evergreen
Field No. 129 — Clove Warmed ChestnutBotanical icon: Goldenrod & Clover Bundle · Collection: Honeyed & HearthSoftly scented. Nostalgically Made. Rooted in the Stillroom Tradition. On winter nights, the fire is tended with more care, logs stacked high while the old screen popcorn popper is pulled from its hook. Chestnuts tumble inside, rattling as they roast over the flames, shells splitting with a sound that signals warmth is near. A garland of pine, fir, and spruce drapes the mantel, still sticky with pitch, its resin sweetening the smoke. Fingers burn as we snatch the chestnuts too soon, dipping them into honey before the steam has cooled, laughing at the sting. Some are saved for bread, rich and nutty, though most are gone before morning. On the hearth rug, Chuck’s old chess set waits, its granite board still remembered for the day I broke it—forty years and he won’t let me forget. These are the nights of spice, fire, and memory, held close in the glow of the hearth. Clove-