A Year Gone By? Oh No!
First, let me apologize for leaving the same boring rant on this site for a whole year. My bad! I promise not to do that again.
We've had a great time with our soapmaking classes this past year and have had fun experimenting with different coloring agents. We've used paprika, tumeric and curry to give our soaps some lovely pink and orangish hues. Cocoa powder mixed with a little raw soap and then swirled into the mold made some of the most interesting designs we've ever seen in soap. Add some pure peppermint oil and a coffee/chocolate fragrance oil and you've got Mocha Mint, a new soap that has been a real hit at arts and craft shows.
My daughter Camille got married this summer and I have to say she spent my money well...on food and champagne! In my book a mark of maturity is when your chief aim is to take good care of your guests rather than indulge yourself unnecessarily. She and her husband Willie threw a terrific, well organized, wedding and reception and I couldn't be more pleased with them all.
We've had a busy run of arts and craft shows this summer and were fortunate to have cooler than usual weather at each one. I'll bet that never happens again, but boy was I grateful!
Even though it's only late August we'll soon be making Candy Cane soap for Christmas shows. Since the soaps must cure for at least a month before we sell them, now is not too early to get a few batches on the drying racks. Holiday shows will be happening before we know it...or as the sign says here at the soap shop: WARNING! Dates On This Calendar Are Closer Than They Appear! Ain't that the truth! The kids are back in school, or soon to be, pickups are parked all over town with firewood heaped in the back and I see "Huckleberries For Sale" at pull-outs along the main streets.
My garden is a weedy, overgrown mess but the tomatoes are coming on strong and I have to make zucchini bread tonight! Either that or get a second refrigerator.....
Be well everyone and check back soon. Make me keep my promise!
~sandy
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