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oils. Except that Poppy wished her mum would have something more interesting wrong with her than just being a bit tired, or having had a long day at work. Her mum was a doctor’s receptionist, and people quite often shouted at her because they were upset or stressed. Poppy had used up a lot of her jasmine oil on shoulder massages for Mum; it was great for making people feel loved and looked after.
Actually, she could use jasmine now, maybe with a bit of rose. They’d make her feel better, and they were really good for confidence. She might stop feeling so useless at garden design. Poppy picked up the bottles and frowned. It was all very well feeling more confident, but what if they didn’t actually make her designs any better? Reluctantly, she put the rose and jasmine back, and picked up the little book that Mum and Dad had given her to go with the oils. She had a feeling that peppermint was supposed to be good when you needed to concentrate. She flicked through the pages. Yes, definitely peppermint. With basil, maybe. Poppy turned over to the basil page and giggled. Yes, she definitely needed enthusiasm, and some help overcoming her doubts.
She dripped the oils into one of the little clay dishes, counting out the drops slowly, with some almond
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