Within an hour, pack a quart Mason jar with an equal mix of lavender leaves and flowers, yarrow blossoms, and shredded white willow bark. Add 1 ounce powdered comfrey root. Fill the jar almost to the top with a high quality, cold pressed olive oil, leaving room for about an ounce of gum benzoin or rubbing alcohol at the top (keeps it from spoiling). Cover and let stand for two weeks to a month, shaking it once per day. Strain the oil through cheesecloth and pour into pretty bottles with corks. Excellent for eczema, dry heels, aching joints, general pain. Smells great! Chapter 8 Michael was sick all night. I heard him about two, pacing and giving the soft grunts that meant he was trying not to groan. Scrambling into a pair of sweats, I padded into his room to see if there was anything I could do to help. He looked up at me, surprised and relieved and wishing he didn’t need me, an expression that always broke my heart. “Come lie down,” I said, patting the bed. “Let me rub your back for a little while.”
