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I bought Raymond this fantastic book on the science of cooking, Cooking for Geeks, and I’ve been reading it over the past few weeks before bed. (He’s studying furiously for end of term projects and exams, so it’s not like I bought him the book because I wanted it…okay, I mostly bought it for him!) It’s...
I received this e-mail from Randi Carr from Creations from Eden. We need 50 people or so (this is an estimate) per province to come forth wanting insurance to write a policy in that particular province …we are aiming for the $250 per annum mark, but it will depend on the amount of people as...
Will not be seen this morning. I’ve had a really busy week at work, and last night’s craft group was very hectic, which means I haven’t had time to prepare anything. Rather than write something random, I thought I would take the morning off and post something later on today when I’ve had time to...
I had this great idea last night, but I don’t have time to write it properly this morning and it’s coming out as a jumbled mess (I hope to have it written for tomorrow morning, but it could be Friday), so I thought I’d dip into the comments and e-mails I’ve seen this week and...
I hope you’ve enjoyed this series on cosmeceuticals. I am planning more in the future, but I need to do some more experimenting and we know these ingredients aren’t cheap! So here are a few ideas on other ways to use them in our products. If you liked yesterday’s toner, why not consider making a...