Let’s face it, lemons have an image problem. For well over a hundred years, we have been calling defective items “lemons,” but why is this refreshing fruit associated with faulty goods? What is Lemon? Lemon is a flowering plant that belongs to the Rutaceae family.… Read More »Wild Lemon
While taking a break from soap making this past weekend, we saw a bear. It was a young bear and we watched it for awhile as it explored and frolicked in the woods. Like the bear, we are finally emerging from our caves and reveling… Read More »Tra-La, It’s May!
Spring has been flirting with us. One minute, faint sunshine is teasing through the trees. The next, it is snowing. Perhaps spring is the most highly anticipated season. After a long, difficult winter, we are all yearning for a little sun. We look for tiny… Read More »The Beatles were right. “Here Comes the Sun.”
It has been a wild and woolly winter. But there are signs of spring out there. Ice fishermen are hauling their fish houses off the lake as their beard thaws out. The sap will start running any day now so we can make maple syrup,… Read More »Has your Beard Gone Wild?
Once again, it’s going to be a long winter and we are more confined than usual. Just as quilters end up with a kaleidoscope of fabric scraps, we tend to end up with an interesting collection of soap bar scraps. So in the spirit of… Read More »Soap: It’s Not Just for Washing Your Face
What a year this has been. But we made it to January 1, and hope that for everyone, it is a fresh start. For us, here at Sweetie Pie soaps, we faced some of the same challenges as everybody else. We struggled with fear and… Read More »A Fresh Start
We have already begun planning our soap making calendar for spring. If you have any favorites, please let us know. Pleasing you makes us happy. During the winter solstice, we like to pause and look back at the year that is closing and forward to… Read More »2020 is almost over!
The holidays are coming and everybody is talking about gifts. Giving gifts is a complex and intricate partof how we connect with the people we care about. Of course, it is traditional to give gifts at holidays andbirthdays, but what makes us want to give… Read More »2020 Needs Extra Gifts
As I write this, the autumn leaves are swirling past my window. Pumpkin spice tea sits in a steaming cup next to me. Fall has always been one of my favorite seasons and here, surrounded by trees, I am mesmerized by the colors and shapes… Read More »Pumpkin Spice means October
Ready or not, fall is coming. This fall is unusual. The CDC recommends that everyone wear a cloth face covering in public to control the spread of COVID-19. This recommendation is important for you and everyone around you. However, some of us experience side effects from keeping… Read More »Maskne is the New Acne