Isn’t it amazing how a scent can instantly take you to a special place and time? Making our Apple Bayberry soap the other day filled the soap room with the scent of bayberry and delicious, ripe apples! It brought to mind some of my favorite memorie

September, already? The appearance of 3 ring binders, Elmer’s glue and packages of no. 2 pencils filling the store aisles still stirs up a thrill of back-to-school anticipation. Just the smell of crayons or white paste can bring on that feeling of

Welp. Some things just don't work out exactly right. Calamities happen. Soapmaking is no exception! Every now and then, we make a batch that's "rough around the edges"—works just fine, but it's got a little too much "character". Or we invent a

INDIGO IS ALWAYS IN! Comfortable as your favorite denim skirt; Classic as a ‘52 Hudson; Familiar as your Mama’s mixing bowls; Dependable as your trusty bike; Cozy as your favorite chair; Stylish as a sweet pair of heels; Global as

Ahh, the fresh scent of lavender! This week while collecting the blossoms from my garden, I wascaptivated by the amazing scent and beauty of this extraordinary plant. These hard working perennialsput on a colorful display in the landscape, fill the a