Well, I haven't posted since the week of Thanksgiving. You see, as Bob Cratchit would say apologetically, "We were making rather merry." And merry it was, with parties, family, wall-to-wall Christmas music and movies, food, company from afar, a successful deer season, blizzards, presents, cold snaps, and yet more food. My life also seemed be one long Christmas craft show with a show every weekend but one since Nov. 2. But here I am--rested up, over a bout of cold/flu, readjusting to a somewhat normal schedule, with a soap cupboard that looks like Cindy Lou-Who's house on Christmas Eve. Perfect. A cafe in a neighboring town, The Fuller House , recently began carrying some of my soaps in the adjoining gift store. Big glass jars of beautiful loose tea blends are one of the popular items. The owner suggested I incorporate some of her teas into soaps for the shop and gave me some tea blends to try out. This is a bla...
life in and out of the soap studio