Holiday Spice Soap

Holiday Spice Soap

Clove and orange are two of my favorite ingredients in a holiday-inspired soap.

Soap Making Q & A ~ An Invitation

Soap Making Q & A ~ An Invitation

Official soap week @ FIMBY was a couple weeks ago already. Here's the posts from that week: Some People Bake ~ I Make Soap Soap Making Supplies & Where to Find Them A Soapmaking Journey My actual soapmaking plans were cut short by an impromptu family trip to hike Mt. ...

Getting Sick After Halloween

Getting Sick After Halloween

I'm a pretty strict mother when it comes to sugar. I wasn't always this way. There was a time when I would, without a second thought, whip up a batch of brownies to satisfy my cravings and happily serve this to my children. Ah, the good old days (smile). The ...

November Sunrise

November Sunrise

That extra hour of sleep was lovely (of course these little daylight saving time reminders are just an excuse to post these sunrise and sunset photos I took earlier this week). Wishing you a wonderful weekend and hopefully some time in the beauty of nature.

November Sunset

November Sunset

Don't forget to change your clocks tonight. I'm looking forward to that extra hour of sleep and especially looking forward to brighter mornings. Hopefully it will make my 6:30am wake up a bit more consistent (smile).

A Weekend Trip to Maine ~ To Summit Mt. Katahdin

A Weekend Trip to Maine ~ To Summit Mt. Katahdin

One of the things we wanted to do before we left Maine was to hike Mt. Katahdin - Maine's highest peak and the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. Over the years there have been a couple dates planned for this mountain and none of the them worked out. We ...

The Chalet ~ Maybe Dreams Do Come True?

The Chalet ~ Maybe Dreams Do Come True?

We want our housing to reflect our values and enable us to accomplish some of our bigger dreams.