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Welcome to November! It’s still mushroom season around here, with fungi of all kinds sprouting up on our lawn, on other lawns, and in the new trail that snakes beside the creek behind our house. Raymond has taken to photographing them whenever he sees them around town, and I’ve never been so enamoured by mushrooms … Read more
Welcome to October! We have a lot going on this month – well, a lot for us, anyway. It’s little Sasja’s 7th birthday today – holy cow, I still think of her as a puppy! – and Raymond’s birthday on the 11th. Tomorrow, on the 2nd, we’re going to see Iron Maiden in Vancouver, which … Read more
I’ve been seeing posts from David Wongk for a course and Facebook group called “Start a 6 Figure Beauty Business” where you learn to make massive batches of really easy products using a variety of bases to create yourself a business where you can make a six figure (gross) income. There are free “recipes” available … Read more
Hi everyone! I’m up to mid-September in the comments, and I continue to work through them. Thanks for your patience. A few thoughts: Why does everyone think it’s so hard to melt sodium cocoyl isethionate (SCI)? If you pick the right version and couple it with the right surfactant – disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, cocamidopropyl betaine, … Read more
Welcome to September, the month I still consider the beginning of the new year thanks to all those years of school. This time of year, I always feel this urge to run down to the stationery store and pick up all kinds of binders, pens, fancy paper, and far many Post-it notes while committing to … Read more