Beijing China has a lot of different views, odors and sounds. As we travel about the city there are many things I recognize and also things I don’t. The Chinese people value natural soaps and lotions. We gave wedding favors to all the guests of soaps and lip balms. The […]
Tina
The wedding is over and I’m sitting in my room just collecting my thoughts about today. I’m grateful to a team in the US called The Majestic Family. The crew at MMS made it possible to come to China to see my daughter’s wedding ceremony for her new Chinese family. […]
The wedding was beautiful
Here are two family members hanging over the railing while waiting for our bus. Beijing is hustling at nearly all hours of the day. Mariah and Nick have decided the shopping and food are great reasons to visit China. They have both scored in the shopping areas. Do soapmakers ever […]
A new photo to share
26 Andee thinks she is leaving for a major excursion across China in mere days but this is the current state of the blog kitchen! Oh no! Please give Andee and Taylor some hints on how to clean this room and clean it fast. All comments on this blog will be […]
Oh no! The countdown continues!
This week is Thanksgiving. This is one of my favorite holidays. Family gathers round, we all talk, prepare food, play with the kids and have an afternoon nap. What joy! Have you ever heard “Those who break bread together are less likely to engage in animosity”? I really like this […]
Guest Blog Theme – Patience
We have a lot of requests come in each month regarding our fragrance oils. People are requesting to know if our fragrances are phthalate free or not. I think about 80% of our collection is phthalate free. But, for those of you who want a list of all of our […]
Phthalates – FUD – An engagement ring
What are you making for Thanksgiving? I was thinking about a soap but I will probably make a lip balm instead. I have been using up bars of strange soaps in my shower for a while. Most of them are test samples from the office but a few are from […]
Blog Challenge for Guest Bloggers: Thankful
Yippee! Today is Tea Tuesday! I am going to focus on some special teas this week. Have you heard of Sip for the Cure? The Republic of Tea has a collection of teas they use to create donation monies for The Susan G Komen Foundation. The funds help breast cancer […]
Tea Tuesday – Harvests, Cattle, and Degrees
I am writing with sad news today. Marion, our wonderful hot pad lady, has passed away. You might remember our initial post about Marion and her hot pads. Our wonderful friend was 99 and she would sew each day, except Sunday. She would talk with me about canning, making pies, […]
Marion – A delight and an inspiration
Whew! Where has our summer gone? I can’t believe that we have started school already. The young kids are back and the buses have their flashing lights going in the morning. The college kids are back in town and the Saturday traffic is slow moving. The book stores, coffee houses […]
Tea Tuesday August 30
OK, so I am really embarrassed to tell you how long these calendars have been sitting in our warehouse. Umm, don’t ask. So, since I have already done Tea Tuesday this week, would you mind if I offer this calendar to our MMS customers as well? I hope everyone is […]
2011 Calendar
I have been a tad bit on the busy side and I really miss Tea Tuesday! I have a few new items but I really just want this to be an open style request. All of these teas are in our catalog and if you want a whole can to […]