George
We just recently welcomed a new addition to our menagerie, George. He’s a 12-week-old orange male kitten, adopted (rescued?) from a household of about 30 cats and kittens. So far, he’s fitting into our family life well.
Mr. Kitty
Mr. Kitty, my faithful mouser and companion of 12 years, succumbed to feline diabetes a few days ago. He had been diagnosed about 2 years ago and has been better and worse over the course of time, but it finally caught up to him.
We got Mr. Kitty in Los Angeles, and a bitty baby. He was actually my daughter’s cat, but he spent time on my shoulder as a kitten, helping me do bookkeeping. He was so small when we got him that he could actually chase his tail while on my shoulder!
Erica Pence just published a review on my book, Soap and Cosmetic Labeling, on her The Bonnie Bath Co. Pro blog. I’m so pleased that the book was of help to her and that she has recommended it to other soapmakers!
Coos Curry Small Woodlands 2010 Annual Dinner
Last night I attended (well, presided over) the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Coos Curry Small Woodlands Association Annual Meeting and Dinner. This was my second year as President at the meeting. We had about 50 people in attendance. The meeting went quickly and we even got a long motion by the Scholarship Committee dealt with (approved with one amendment). All the experience I had presiding over the meetings of the Handcrafted Soapmakers Guild came in very handy!
Adam Fourman (1940 - 2009)
My cousin Adam cast aside his earthly restraints on December 31st, heading off into the vast spiritual unknown to seek out whatever new adventures are in store for him. His body was found at his cabin by his friend, Jim Hollenbeck, who came up and told me.
After talking with Jim, I called the Sheriff to see what needed to be done. Since he was already dead, I was looking for the “non-emergency” phone number, but I couldn’t find one, so I called 911. Turns out they consider a dead body an emergency even if it has been dead for a while, so there were great goings-on to find an available Sheriff (we don’t have many in the county). I met him on the road about 2 hours later, and we went up to the cabin to see what was what.
Just look at those hands!
Did you actually think
That the dirt would come off, my daughter,
By wiggling your fingers
Around in the sink
And slapping the top of the water
Just look at your face!
Did you really suppose
Those smudges would all disappear
With a dab at your chin
And the tip of your nose
And a rub on the back of one ear?
You tell me your face
And your fingers are clean?
Do you think you old Dad is a dope?
Let’s try it again
With a different routine.
This time we’ll make use of the soap!
Family Tree Blocks - Apart
Now that Christmas is over and everyone has received and opened their gifts, I can post the project that I completed and sent to a number of my family members!I got the idea from Family Tree Magazine and it looked like something that would be perfect, especially given that I’m currently working on the family tree.
The Family Tree Puzzle is on 8 2″ blocks. A total of 12 pictures, each cut into quarters and glued on the sides of the blocks. When I sent it out, it was jumbled into pieces, my theory being that family members would want to put it together!
As The World Turns
As the World Turns, Proctor and Gamble’s last soap opera is going off the air with it’s last episode (the 13,661st!) to air in September. Their other remaining soap opera, Guiding Light, was canceled in April, 2009. That ends their 76 years in the soap opera business.
I’ve been doing quite a bit of genealogy work recently, gathering up family documents and entering them into my new Family Tree Maker software. Genealogy and documenting my family tree is something I’ve been working on for years and now I finally feel like I’m getting a handle on it.
In doing some research on-line yesterday, I came across this poem I’d like to share. Fit’s me to a tee!
There are definitely some advantages to sticking with natural soaps, cosmetics and other products you put on or in your body. Studies show that women consume POUNDS of lipstick during their lives!
Check out this video … but probably not on an empty stomach!
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