Wow, it has been a long time since I wrote anything here! Why? Because I forgot my log in information until tonight. Now that I have access back to my blog, I hope to start using this space for some good.

Kissing Moons Update

I have been working a lot lately on my soap crafting trying to get ready for a show in April. I am praying to hear some sort of confirmation real soon from my application for this show. I hope that I am not wasting time and finances on creating stock for it. I have spoken to a couple other friends who are also participating who have also stated they have not heard anything back. We really need for this to go smoothly and hopefully get a lot of sales since DH is expected to have back surgery at some point this year. The extra my soap business has the potential to bring in will really help during this tough time for us. I have also branched off and am adding handcrafted gift items to my line. I have been working on creating some retro box purses, Japanese Knot Bags, rockabilly inspired flowered hair clips, and resin jewery. I am not certain how much I will have ready for this showin addition to my soap but hope to be able to offer a few test items to see how much intrest they will generate.

Planting

I lost almost all my trees and herbs from last season. When the hurricane came through it wiped out nearly everything. Several trees that were not planted I am praying will be able to pull through. I was only able to get a couple oranges and a pear in the ground before winter and the rest are either dead or struggling. I am so disappointed that I was unable to get them all planted. I just had too much on my plate last year and just could not do it all. As for my herbs, the lemon balm is still thriving in my flower bed which is leading me to just plant my mint varieties in the ground and let them take over. Though many people do not like how they take over we love the mints and the thick fragrant ground cover they create. I just love mint, there is nothing better added to fresh fruit salad than chopped fresh mint and a twist of lemon. And, lemon balm tea with honey is wonderful to sooth a sore throat.