True Bayberry Candles

the best thing i've brought into my home in a while.

'these genuine bayberry candles, made from the wax on the berries of the bayberry shrub, have been the traditional holiday candles since colonial times. burned to the nub on christmas eve and new year's eve, they bring good luck for the coming year. a white powder called bloom forms naturally on the surface of bayberry candles as they age.'

'a bayberry candle burned to the socket puts luck in the home, food in the larder, and gold in the pocket.'

it's neither christmas nor new year's eve, but i'm burning them tonight in pursuit of the promise they bring.