Special Valentines Sale - Natural Vegan Soap

Save now on any size order of my natural, handcrafted vegan soap! All of my soaps are moisturizing and gentle. No harsh chemicals, no animal products, and I use only natural colorants, no oxides. These handcut, large bars of natural goodness are 4.5-5 oz. each and come labeled with an ingredient list and enclosed in a cello bag with gold seal, ready for gift giving.

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Think Valentine's Day!

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Amish Photos and Hodgepodging the Generation Gap

I'm finishing up the Amish pics from our visit to southern Wisconsin a couple weeks ago. 

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1. What's something you might say runs in your family?

Humor. My dad and his siblings all had a wonderful sense of humor and although I think my mom had a more difficult life and saw things more seriously, her siblings were all fun and funny, and my cousins are all a little crazy and funny. It's quite wonderful. Mr. C.'s parents both had a good sense of humor and so do his siblings. Our kids do, and for an example, last weekend (see previous post) family was here and we were watching White Christmas with Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye.  At one point in the afternoon, I looked at our daughter and said with all sincerity, 'You are a beautiful woman, Honey.' She turned to me and said, 'Muuutual, I'm suuuuuure,' like the annoying blonde from White Christmas. Of course it cracked me up. We can't have a conversation without laughing. Or occasionally crying.

2. I read here a list of ten things you should do before 2017 arrives (in less than six weeks!)...which tasks on the list might you do? What would you add to your own 'before the year ends' list?

visit your Dr. or dentist, deep clean your home, donate unwanted items to charity, look someone in the eye and tell them you love them, write an honest letter to yourself, clean up your inbox-desktop-photos, travel to a place you haven't been, compliment a stranger, watch the sunrise, think ahead to your goals/plans for the new year.

I think the only ones I've not done are travel to a place I've not been and deep clean my home. This is not the time of year to venture into unknown territory.

Brussels Sprouts on an Amish farm

Waiting at the Hardware Store

3. What's something other generations (not your own) misunderstand about your generation?

Yes, we may look ancient, but we still have a few synapses firing. Well, usually. And we could teach you a thing or two.

Amish farm

Same farm, zooming in on the popcorn hung to dry

4. Sweet potato casserole, mashed potatoes and gravy, cornbread dressing-which would you miss the most if it weren't on the holiday dinner menu?

I didn't know there was any stuffing other than sage and onion. I would miss nothing else.  Just give me the stuffing.

5. What are you overthinking right now?

The kittens.

6. Your favorite slang word lately?

Whaaaaat???? (said with my son-in-law's voice)

SE of Westby
Winding, narrow roads

7. Write an acrostic for the word grateful.

God

Rules

Always.

Truth

Eternal,

Faithful.

Unsurpassed

Love. 

And on those winding roads, a huge grain semi

 8.  Insert your own random thought here.

This relates to the over-thinking question. I put a listing on Craigslist for the three adorable kittens and their wonderful mama. I was so sad to have to do that, but Tuppence Meowed at me in no uncertain terms that I was 'RUINING HER LIFE.'  I don't want to ruin her life. She's been a wonderful cat and apparently old dogs aren't the only ones that are rigid and inflexible. She's in no mood to be nice to anyone but me, and especially to some upstart whippersnapper kittens and their mother. Did I say how sad this makes me?  I was really truly hoping...But, the day I placed the ad, I received a text message from a family who wants to come look at them and may be interested in the whole kit and kaboodle. To me, this is an absolute miracle. Of course they haven't visited yet, but once they see those kittens, I can tell you it will be a DONE DEAL. 

He made it.
The end.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, Everyone!

 

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Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

Thanks for the shamrock, Lydia!

 Here's the lovely basket of goodies I won in Lydia's Giveaway!!
All such pretty things...Thanks, Lydia. ♥

And now a few photos from my backyard (taken this afternoon) as we eagerly usher in spring - if only the snow would stop falling!!

 Our sidewalk, March 16, 2013

Bless his heart, Kevin keeps that boardwalk shoveled. What a good man! I know I complain about the snow, but I think that we've had more than our fair share, (Good grief! I can even hear a whiny voice saying this!) and this white stuff has been around since November. It doesn't snow and melt, like it does in some places. Oh no, NW Wisconsin likes to hang onto its snow! And it's starting to get on my nerves!

 Our driveway, March 16, 2013

But then I think of Pam (EmptyNest) and Jenn (Jenn's Food Journey) and realize that I wouldn't want to be heading into 80s or 90s this time of year. What I suspect will happen this spring is that we'll get about 2 days of spring and then summer will be here. That happens quite often.

With all this snow, it's a little hard to get excited about planting garden seeds, but I need to get that done tonight or tomorrow afternoon. After all, if we can trust history to repeat itself, springtime will actually eventually arrive and those little seedlings will need to be ready for planting in the garden the beginning of June.

I think I'm only going to start Carmen peppers, Early Girl tomatoes, Poblano peppers, Jalapeno peppers, Cayenne, and  maybe another variety of tomato.

Are your garden seeds started? What did you plant?

Have a great St. Patrick's Day!

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Figgy Pudding - And CHRISTMAS SPECIAL!!

'Figgy Pudding'

...with everything you'd expect in your Christmas figgy pudding, well, except for the flour and eggs.

Brown sugar, figs, oranges, spices - they all add up to an amazing fragrance you'll love. And the soap? Made with all natural base oils, essential oils, and quality fragrance oils. Altogether, it makes a beautiful and fragrant bar of soap for your shower or bath.

Why use heavy chemical soaps when you can treat your skin to a kinder, gentler, natural bar of soap that will leave it feeling soft, refreshed, clean, and moisturized - and smells great.

Each beautiful bar of 'Figgy Pudding' comes wrapped in its own distinctive label with a list of ingredients on the back, and is enclosed in a clear cello bag, ready to give as a gift. Of course, the cello bag is resealable - so if you're careful, you can take a whiff of that amazing fragrance before you give it away! No one will ever know.

All of our soaps are natural, handcrafted, and vegan. Only natural colorants are used - no oxides.

Great for stocking stuffers or 'Thinking of You.' This is a gift they will remember, for these natural, handcrafted bars last a long time.

Stock up now. You-know-what is just around the corner! 

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