Welcome to June 2025!

A photo of a wooden garden planter with 3 celery plants and 4 green bean plants, the latter are climbing up two wooden trellises.

We’re farmers now! Okay, it’s only three celery plants and three – no, wait, there’s four now – green bean plants, but it’s a start. I’m finally living my Harvest Moon – Animal Crossing farming dream! 🐮 Raymond and I are still having some pain issues after our car accident in March, during which I … Read more

Welcome to May 2025!

Happy May 2025! Let’s hope all those April showers result in beautiful May flowers! The last few months, Raymond, Sasja, and I have been exploring the forests and nature trails in the Fraser Valley, seeing the amazing nature and being Bear Aware! This photo is from the creek on a trail that our local First … Read more

For everyone! The March 2025 e-book is here – Formulating fun with hyaluronic acid: Creating lotions & hair conditioners

Cover of March 2025 e-book, Formulating fun with hyaluronic acid: Creating lotions & hair conditioners

Yay, the March 2025 e-book is done – Formulating fun with hyaluronic acid: Creating lotions & hair conditioners! You’ll learn to create and customize awesome emulsions – lotions, body butters, facial moisturizers, and hair conditioners – using 6 different hyaluronic acid ingredients – hyaluronic acid solution, hyaluronic acid 4D, Cationic HA, Oleo HA, Fision® Hydrate, … Read more