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I’m overwhelmed by the outpouring of kindness I’m seeing here and in various Facebook groups about my recent losses. Thank you so much for thinking about my tiny family in our hour of need. This last week has been harder than I thought thanks to the bureaucracy of death as we meet with this person...
Please don’t read my blog on Bloglovin’. I would prefer you come here to read it and interact with me and other readers. But Bloglovin’ wants you to read my work on their site so they can make money from it. They’re holding me hostage and won’t release information on my blog until I put...
My mother, Muriel, died yesterday from a possible blood clot related to lung cancer. (It was an infection from pseudomonas, according to the doctor. Not that it matters much…) There are no words for the extent of our grief. I have taken down my e-mail address so Raymond and I can have some time and...
I had to share this link to Dr Joe Schwarcz’s column on snail secretions in cosmetics as I’m seeing a lot about these products lately. My thoughts? Ewwww, really???...
Thank you to you all for your lovely thoughts, wishes, and prayers for my little family. Your kindness has brought us much solace in a really horrible time. I’m teaching a few new classes at Voyageur Soap & Candle this fall. We’re adding another bath time fun class (related to the bath time fun e-zine,...