Along the Lane

Fail!

Fail!

These are just a few of our failures so far in 2021. New shaving soap that seized, candle formula that dried with a giant hole down the middle (I literally...

Fail!

These are just a few of our failures so far in 2021. New shaving soap that seized, candle formula that dried with a giant hole down the middle (I literally...

Out of Goat Milk Soap!

Out of Goat Milk Soap!

We ran out of soap It was about eight years ago that we were sitting in a small apartment in Ukraine trying to figure out what we were going to do...

Out of Goat Milk Soap!

We ran out of soap It was about eight years ago that we were sitting in a small apartment in Ukraine trying to figure out what we were going to do...

Candle Jars!

Our pallet of candle jars was delayed a week, right before Christmas ☹ (it finally arrives today!). Tons of orders coming in, lots of balsam candles to make, and no...

Candle Jars!

Our pallet of candle jars was delayed a week, right before Christmas ☹ (it finally arrives today!). Tons of orders coming in, lots of balsam candles to make, and no...

Looking Ahead to 2021

Looking Ahead to 2021

The snow is billowing outside, and I'm thankful that--after a massive push by Katy--we are almost caught up with orders, and there's no hurry to get to the mill today....

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Looking Ahead to 2021

The snow is billowing outside, and I'm thankful that--after a massive push by Katy--we are almost caught up with orders, and there's no hurry to get to the mill today....

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A Vanquished Foe Rises

A Vanquished Foe Rises

Ah, my old nemesis, the basement. Our war began when it flooded past my ankles minutes before my in-laws arrived to stay for the weekend. It won that round. A...

A Vanquished Foe Rises

Ah, my old nemesis, the basement. Our war began when it flooded past my ankles minutes before my in-laws arrived to stay for the weekend. It won that round. A...

Crime Wave

Petty crime sure doesn’t make this year any easier. Someone stole the registration stickers off our car, and it’s the second time it’s happened. Theft of any size feels so...

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Crime Wave

Petty crime sure doesn’t make this year any easier. Someone stole the registration stickers off our car, and it’s the second time it’s happened. Theft of any size feels so...

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