I got a call last week wondering if Tina and I would do a soap making demo for a day camp at the Hans Herr House in Willow Street. I agreed,...

In an effort to avoid working on a project for the class Tina and I are taking, I thought I would put some thoughts down on paper (okay, scr...

In a Facebook status update on Wednesday, I mentioned that we were planting baby Christmas trees. An interesting conversation ensued and s...

Around here, at Lancaster County Soapworks , we often have a month or two to breathe and prepare for the onslaught of heavy duty business in...

If you read my sister's blog , you've already had a good review of our trip last week to NYC. We made a quick decision to leave on M...

You might remember the goddess beads and necklaces I made a year or two ago. I recently sent the only goddess vessel I made at that time to ...

After my little diatribe this morning, I tried once again to recharge the batteries for the camera. I have no idea what had happened, but t...

A few mo nths ago, I decided it was time to stop buying (and disposing of) all those expensive batteries I use for my cameras, mouse and too...

When we moved here in 1986, I had no idea how living on a Christmas tree farm would change our lives and how we celebrate Christmas. As I r...

We do a few custom soaps for people using their materials or their special formulae. It is fun and gives us a little break from our usual ...

I've suddenly become entranced by acorns. Maybe it's because I've been seeing so many types and forms of them on sale in the sh...

Over the past year, on our jaunts, we pass a nearby stand of bittersweet. All year long, we watch to see how it is faring and recently, I n...

When we moved here almost 25 years ago, this quaint covered bridge was part of the short cut to the only grocery store at the time, in Mount...

It seems that I haven't been at the torch for months. Although I made the little jogs in the last post not all that long ago, I was sor...

What a surprise! I took a break and sat down at the torch. I was inspired by the photographs we took for Tina's new book, The Essential...

We went to visit a friend last evening, and one of the things we did was to tour her garden by candle light. I wish my camera would have be...

The last month will be the September to remember - not that there haven't been other memorable Septembers, but this one was a doozey! It...

Yesterday, we started out bright and early for a day as vendors in Lebanon at a Master Gardeners' symposium. The sky was like a paintin...

A pictorial today - of some of the things we see while on our soap deliveries through Amish country in Lancaster County. We were waiting at ...