Good Clean Fun

I make soap. Sometimes I make so much soap that I have it in every corner of the house. My favorite recipe is a simple one, olive oil, coconut oil, palm oil and castor oil. But as a soaper, I can't keep away from the fun and exotic oils. I love to play with shea butter, cocoa butter and mango butter. I love a rich bar that starts with an explosion of bubbles and follows up with a rich creamy lather. I like the scent to linger and fill the room with the promise of a wonderful shower.

Lavender is a favorite scent of mine. It is relaxing and evokes a sense of calm. I see hot summers in California when I smell lavender. What comes to mind when you get a whiff of lavender?

This Morning

My morning got away from me today. It was nearly noon by the time I got around to eating breakfast. But when I did, it was a lovely breakfast. A warm bowl of oatmeal made with almond milk. I added a heaping spoon of flax meal and raw sunflower seeds and a handful of strawberries and blueberries. I drizzled a small amount of local wildflower honey to the mix and it was a heavenly breakfast indeed. It's the kind of breakfast that I lean towards when I have a full day ahead of me.

Here's to a happy productive day.

The beginning

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