I made Patty's coffee cake last night. If you frequent the soap-maker's blog then chances are you've heard me rave about my friends moms cooking and baking. Some of her recipes are lis...
I've been reading about flowers of long ago. I'm totally into this book! No surprise, another oldie but good-ie book by the author I mentioned a few posts ago. To my surprise most of the fl...
I finished it! The prairie quilt fits perfect on our vintage iron bed, perfect! This is the first quilt I've quilted myself. I must confess, not that difficult and fun to do. I had to get more b...
Happy hydrangea picking start to a long peaceful weekend. You wouldn't believe how many blooms that are on the hydrangea bushes so I took a quick picture to show you! Awesome!They grow all along...
I'm trying to begin summer bucket list projects early so that I can fit them in at a more leisurely pace. After all it's summer! Atop the list, making homemade strawberry jam. I prefer jam ...
My book collection consist mostly of reference reading, cookbooks, herbs and flowers, essential oils and soap making. When I start something new it's common practice to go crazy with the books! ...
If you've traveled over to Calico Petals then you already know I started putting together a new coverlet for the old iron bed. The rows aren't lined up perfect and it's not exactly a q...
It's been warm and sunny with little rain this spring. I've been watering the gardens every day! Quite the chore and the garden sucks up lots of water. We really could use a couple of rain ...
I could not wait to get up this morning and cut this soap! They were cut into big chunky bars and stamped with a B. I wish you could get a whiff of em, because they smell out of this world! Notice th...
Sometimes it's nice to go back... Case in point. The past few days I've been making soap with my original castile recipe. That receipt was used to make some of the very first bars of Bitter...
French clay is ideal for all skin types. It draws out impurities in the skin, leaving it soft and clean. Having fun with the beautiful pink peonies. Next to bloom, hydrangeas. I can't wait to ta...
Ah yes indeed! Two peas in a pod! What you ask? Packaging and marketing. They play well with one another. First comes the packaging, then the marketing. After all you really can't market somethi...
Lennis took the day off yesterday and we spent the entire morning and late afternoon tidying up outside and cutting the grass. I managed to get some of my seeds planted. We had a recent rain so some ...
The clean un-cluttered wind fresh bedroom. I've mentioned many times how I prefer minimal things just sitting. Even items I use every day seem better served if reserved to a certain spot behind ...
Yesterday I wiped out the painting in the bedroom! An all day job and two coats later, happy. I painted the walls and ceiling the same color that I recently chose for our bathroom. Kind of an ecru I&...
The peonies are blooming! It's such a thrill to walk down to the rock garden and pick an early morning dewy bouquet. My peonies are shaded so they always bloom after the ones in sunny spots thro...
A few small corners to show you of our home. My straw hat collection. My favorite is the one with the hydrangea blooms. I wore it when we got married! I mentioned how my hydrangea plants have more bl...
Yesterday late afternoon I received a knock on the door. It was my neighbor and his little boy. They brought a beautiful May day peony basket. Tears almost fell as I was handed the posy. I couldn...
This day evokes sweet happy memories! When I was a young girl May Day was a day that stood out from the rest. I remember mom picking fresh seasonal blooms from her garden and carefully placing them i...
We had a delightful May day celebration @ the studio. The guests all had smiles on their faces and the sky's were sunny and bright! It truly was a perfect day! Thank you to all that came! While ...
I know every year you hear me say this! "This is going to be my favorite spring!" I guess the reason those feelings and that reoccurring phrase happen is simply because of the excitement an...
Peonies, pink lemonade, shortbread, strawberry cake and s'more gooey bars. All of those blossoms and confections help usher in a happy arrival for lovely Miss Spring! Now I'll wish for sunn...
It's the final week of prepping and preparing for the open house. Considering I thought last week was the week of, having an extra week has given me peace of mind and I'm I can't tell ...
I thought you might like to see more of the lilac setting shots. Some of the photo's were not used. The lilacs have since faded and won't return until next spring. We had the privilege of e...
This little alcove sits in our back yard next.. Most of the areas in our yard are shaded so the flowers that choose need to be shade loving plants. We do have a few small sunny spots. That's whe...
This is an image of the finished potpourri prototype. The mixture contains a mixture of petals and blossoms. Tulip leaves,hydrangea, lilac, lavender, velvet flowers, statice, and rose buds and softly...
Well not really time off from work, not yet anyway. For some reason I've been one week ahead. I was thinking the open house was this saturday. I've been scurrying around to get things ready...
I thought you might enjoy some behind the scenes of the Bittersweet studio. The past few days I've been working on the flooring. Ripping up old black & white flooring and cleaning and painti...
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