Can't get enough HopSaint Beer!
I've never been a huge beer fan until the day I had my first beer flight at HopSaint. HopSaint is a local craft brewery putting out...
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21 Clusters of Grenach grapes with seeds, too many to eat so it was time to get the jam on!
Four years ago while visiting the Santa Ynez Valley we stumbled upon an up and coming young winemaker, Matt McKinney. We went to his...
Leaving little to waste
Leave nothing to waste. Use all natural ingredients that you have on hand.
October Soap Challenge - to comb or not to comb
Recipe used Coconut oil, olive oil, avocado oil, shea butter and castor oil - 55% slow moving oils - fragrance Nurture Soap 8th and Ocean...
Thank you Santa Maria Novella!
This is where I found my inspiration. My friend brought home these lovely wax sachets she purchased at Santa Maria Novella in Florence,...
Naturally Fall
In southern California fall doesn't seem to naturally arrive too early so we have to help it along or at least do our best in simulating...
Educating myself, experimenting and enjoying the Soap Challenge
I research all the time, gaining an understanding of the different ingredients that go into making products that we consume. I like to...
Soap, my new challenge
I knew I had to continue, I had to challenge myself. I was so intrigued by the beautiful soaps I would see on the internet. I found...
The beginning of soap
I can't quite remember the original inspiration for the idea of soap but I remember the purpose. We were planning our next charity event...
Food and art
My mother will tell you, I couldn't boil an egg until after college. Food just wasn't that important to me. It wasn't until after I...
My next new thing, painting...
Maybe it wasn't exactly new because truth be told I have painted on and off my whole life, playing around primarily with water colors and...
In the beginning
In reference to projects my husband always says "it can be hard to start something and hard to end it." I'm a project oriented person, I...