Duncans Mills Candle Co.

06/13/2026

There's something quietly powerful about women gathering in the right room.

Last Thursday, on a warm June evening at Santa Rosa Golf & Country Club, forty or so of us came together for connection, community, and a cause — every glass raised gave back to the YWCA Sonoma County, keeping families safe since 1976.

Thank you to Lesley & Pam for the invitation, and to every woman who let me bottle a little scent magic at the L'Atelier Mobile Fragrance Bar.

Wonderful company all around: a forever-necklace from .links.jewelry (I finally did it!), modern wellness from Modwella, and a warm hello to Amy and Dr. Marisha Chilcott of Morpheus.

Come find us in Historic Duncans Mills — or bring the Mobile Fragrance Bar to your own gathering.

Santa Rosa Golf & Country Club - CA

06/12/2026

Wow. What a night.

On Wednesday, Sonoma County Tourism gathered our whole hospitality community for the Stars of the Industry Awards at The Event at Graton Resort & Casino — and I walked out so proud to call this county home.

West County took home the night:
🌟 Gravenstein Apple Fair — Environmental Stewardship
🌟 Rainbow Cattle Company — Community Enrichment
🌟 Russian River Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center — Visitor Center Program of the Year Russian River Chamber of Commerce 🌟 Margaret Grahame, Timber Cove Resort — Champion of the Industry Timber Cove Resort
🌟 The Inn at Occidental — Lodging Property of the Year Inn At Occidental
🌟 Osmosis Day Spa Sanctuary, Freestone — Heart of the House Osmosis Day Spa Sanctuary

A huge shout-out to Jennifer Lopez of Shugcuterie, a Rising Star nominee, Shugcuterie and to the Schulz Family on a beautiful Legacy Award. Charles M. Schulz Museum

And a special thank you to the entire Sonoma County Tourism team — their support, coaching, and ongoing education create a platform for all of us to shine. Meet In Sonoma

As a business owner and a homeowner here, I feel so honored to be part of this community. Sonoma County is the place I chose, and nights like this remind me why.

Hospitality is the root of everything here.

Thank you to everyone who makes it so. 💛

06/12/2026

The closing rhythm of Letter Two — on the five chambers where the oils were once blended.
Read the trilogy at the link in bio.

06/10/2026

Karnak. Dendera. Abydos. Edfu. Philae.

Five temples. Five chambers where the oils were once blended.

The Egyptians called them per-wedja — workshop, laboratory, atelier. Inside the Edfu Laboratory, the kyphi recipes are still inscribed in the chamber walls. The hieroglyphs are legible. The proportions are noted. The ingredients can be named.

Frankincense. Myrrh. Raisins soaked in wine. Honey. Cinnamon. Mastic. Juniper. Mint. Henna. Calamus. Pine resin. Ground in a particular order. Aged in a copper vessel. Lit at the moment when the sun touched the horizon.

The recipes have changed. The hands have changed. The thread has not broken.

Letter Two of three is on the journal now. The last letter follows Thursday.

Link to get on the email list in bio.

06/09/2026

Almost ten years ago, I packed up an East Village apartment, picked up my chihuahua Bianca, and drove west.

I didn't know exactly where I was going — only that I needed water. Not just water. The convergence of it. Oceans, bays, rivers, and the particular places where they meet and hold each other. I'd been carrying that need for years in New York. I'd just never named it out loud.

The Russian River is the one that called me here.

I love it for the obvious reasons — the redwoods that line it, the kayakers who appear in summer, the foggy mornings that make the whole valley look like it's breathing. But mostly I love it for what it taught me: how to keep moving without hurrying. How to arrive without insisting. How to be carried, and how to carry. Bianca was the first to know this was home. I caught up eventually. 🤍

If you find yourself near the river one weekend, come wander Duncans Mills. Look for the fountain — we're right past the cherubs.

Duncans Mills Candle Co. · 25171 Highway 116, Duncans Mills, CA

06/09/2026

Your candle has a memory. And most people ruin it in the first hour. 🕯

Tunneling. Tall flickering flames. Scent that disappears before you smell it. All from three small habits.

Swipe for the fixes we tell every Bodega Bay customer at pickup.

Your candle (and your nose) will thank you. 🌊

06/08/2026

The opening line of Letter One.
Three letters on the lineage of fragrance now live on the journal — link in bio.

06/05/2026

🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 5 star review from Jill Schulz’s: I love this place

I love this place. I wear the oak vanilla perfume and get so many compliments. More than o ever dogs from my 300 dollar perfume that I used to wear. They have fun perfume classes and the service is excellent

Hand-poured soy candles, room sprays & body products inspired by West Sonoma County. Visit our Duncans Mills atelier for a guided scent blending experience.

06/05/2026

An afternoon at the shop!

Vintage china. A glass of something cold. Top, heart, and base notes lined up in a small library of dropper bottles, waiting to be tried.

Ninety minutes to smell, layer, revise. To land on a fragrance that's yours — and walk out with the formula to make it again.

The Fragrance Blending Experience is held by appointment in our Duncans Mills atelier. Booking is at the link in bio. DM BLEND for private bookings — birthdays, date night, bridal parties, girls' weekends, gift experiences.

06/05/2026

🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 5 star review from Customer: Smells lovely

Smells lovely. Fills my home with a slight floral essence. I will be purchasing again.

https://www.duncansmillscandleco.com/products/timber-cove-soy-wax-candle-red-currant-geranium