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Hi everyone! Thanks for joining me here on the blog for September 2021, and thanks for your patience while my hands and arms stopped being so much in spasm, which was interfering with my ability to write or type. I have to admit, it wasn’t an exciting time – I did a lot of doomscrolling … Read more

Welcome to September! I’m taking one more day away from the keyboard, devices, and paper so my hands and arms can heal just a little more from the ongoing muscle spasms and such. In the meantime, I’m looking longingly at this awesome box of goodies from Lotioncrafter and planning all the awesome things I’m going … Read more

Hi everyone! Hope you’re enjoying some of the last weekends of the summer and aren’t finding it too hot, too cold, or too anything else! Thought I’d share a quick update with you on what’s happening on the blog. I’ve been having some difficulties with my hands and arms the last few weeks – for … Read more

Welcome to August! It’s the middle of the summer around here, and after last month’s Sunpocalypse, when temperatures reached 45˚C (113˚F) last month, I’m happy when it’s anything lower than 30˚C (86˚F), even though that’s still too high for me to play in my workshop, and I’m running out of loads of really vital things, … Read more

Join us for a fun conversation on Instagram Live this Saturday at noon PDT (Vancouver time) hosted by Valerie George (aka @cosmetic_chemist on Instagram) – host of Beauty Brains and founder of Simply Ingredients – when we’ll be talking about our favourite ingredients! How can we pick just a few? Honestly, I’m finding it really … Read more