It's Snowin' in the City....
It's snowin' in the City and the streets are brown and gritty.....
I wish things were brown and gritty! Since December 16th Spokane has received over 77 inches of snow...a whole winter's worth and we're just getting started. It's an astounding amount of snow even for this Pacific NW city.
Bullit, the resident Dachshund, and I were snowed in here at the soap shop for 3 days. As a friend of mine rightly observed, "sometimes the best stories aren't a bit fun while they're happening." I suspect that's overwhelmingly true for many residents of my town right now. 'Long about next August we can all enjoy re-telling the winter of 08/09, when roofs collapsed all over Spokane and school didn't start after Christmas till halfway through January.
In the meantime here's an easily made concoction for super dry winter hands:
Ingredients:
2 parts cocoa butter (use deodorized unless you want the smell of cocoa)
1 part shea butter
1 part mango or hemp seed butter
2 parts coconut oil
Your choice of essential or fragrance oil (Lavender is always nice)
Melt all oils and butters together in a double boiler. Add several drops of essential or fragrance oil. Pour into jar or flat tin. Rub as needed into dry winter skin. Optionally,use a hand mixer to beat the melted oils and butters on low speed till mixture cools. This will result in a fluffier cream.
2009 promises to be an interesting year, don't you think? I wishyou all good health, fulfilling work and loving relationships.
We've got some great new soap "flavors" planned for Spring, so check back soon.
Cheers, Sandy
ps: if you got an extra snow shovel send it our way 
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