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Monday, April 28, 2008
Soap Snobs.
Yep, that's what my family has become...soap
snobs! Last week I finally cleared out all the little slivers of soap from the shower, because who can use up those
last little bits when there are big, beautiful, new bars sitting there, with plenty more where they came from?! Even
though this soap can be used right down to where it disappears, that never seems to happen around here. A bar gets
pretty small, and then everyone stops using it to go for the new bars. I guess I can't blame them, but I hate to
see waste, even that kind.
My husband even teasingly told our daughter not to "rat him out" because
he went down and grabbed a new bar of Peppermint Patty for himself! That's his favorite.
My favorite
seems to change every once in a while, and it's probably because I might put something new in the shower and the old gets
forgotten for a while. Right now I'm lovin' Tres and Oh Honey, Honey the most. I love both of them on
my face especially, because they're so creamy. It seems the more I rub the lather, the better it becomes.
Then I go for Cleopatra's Treasure for the rest of the shower.
I made some Oatmeal Peppermint this weekend,
along with more of the Peppermint Patty, so our house has this great uplifting peppermint smell right now. The Oatmeal
Peppermint was one I had made as a special order last year, but my oldest loved that one, and since I've decided to replace
the Almond Oatmeal with a Country Almond with no oatmeal (curing now), I went ahead and made more of the Oatmeal Peppermint.
I've had people ask for an Almond soap without oatmeal, so that's what I'm gonna do. You can still get your
shot of oatmeal with either the Oatmeal Peppermint or Oatmeal, Milk & Honey. Both contain real oatmeal for skin
softening and exfoliation.
Whatever your favorite is...use it 'till it disappears! I can always make
more. : )
5:52 am cdt
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Sum sum summer time!
I just
updated our website summer show schedule with show dates that I have confirmed. There might be a few more added, but
I have some things going on this summer that might put a little time crunch on my show schedule. We'll see.
It's
exciting to start thinking about going to shows and meeting customers, and hopefully converting some commercial soap users over
to the handmade side. I love talking to people at shows and giving away free samples to try (after all
the work of dragging everything there and setting up is done). I don't know if my trusty sidekick will be able
to tag along and help this year though, she'll be busy at her jobs or off tooling around in her convertible,
having fun with friends. But isn't that what being a teenager is all about?! Who wants to go hang out with
mom all day? : )
I'm taking on a weekly schedule at the Monticello (Minnesota) Farmer's Market.
It's a small but growing market every Thursday starting May 8 through the end of October from 3:30 to 7:00 pm at
the Community Center. I'll be there most weeks during the season. I think that'll be fun too, and maybe
I'll get to stock up on a lot of fresh veggies while I'm there this summer, and make some new friends.
Last
weekend I made the Cucumber soap, and put real pureed cucumber in it. I made it a layered soap too, the bottom half
has the pureed cucumber and the top doesn't, so it looks pretty cool. I also made the Cilantro and Lily of the Valley
soaps, they'll all be ready around Memorial Day Weekend.
My soap racks are getting pretty full in anticipation
of a busy summer schedule. Now if only the weather would cooperate and let us have spring...last week we had a snowstorm so
bad we had a snow day off school...this week it's been 65 degrees and gorgeous!
Go figure!
7:39 pm cdt
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