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I know I say this every month, but how the heck is it March already? It’s still snowing this morning with predictions of more to come! Eek, so beautiful! One of the best purchases we’ve made in years was made in March 2022 – BIKES! Raymond and I each bought an e-bike, and we’ve had … Read more
This coupon is only for February 2023 subscribers. You can still buy the e-book from the shop for $25 Canadian if you weren’t a subscriber in this month by clicking this link! Oh wow, sorry for the delay on this one, but I wanted to make sure I included everything I know about creating Olivem...
This emollient profile appeared in its original form in the e-book, Shiny things, volume 3: Things that distracted me, issued in November 2019. This is is the kind of material I share in these e-books – ingredient profiles, emollient profiles, other profiles along with formulas to show you how to use them. Many are exclusive to those...
As a note, this is a giant post, but I wanted to share this without all the work of having to decide where to end the post, add new links, and do all that stuff that delays posts, so here’s what I would have shared over four days! If you have a formula you want...
As always, nothing in this post or on the site is an affiliate link, ad, sponsored post, or anything from which I might benefit financially. I’m sharing so you can find the things that I talk about if you’re interested in using them. Who wants ads and all those other annoying things that ruin your reading experience and clutter...