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The other day, preparing for our wedding celebration here at 2 Lakeside (I will post some pictures soon), I almost tripped over a garden rake. Wedding jitters. This ‘almost disaster’ reminded me of an excerpt from one of my…
A Conditioner Fiasco Government labeling regulations for natural skin care, natural cleaning products or natural anything, are, well, unregulated. Manufactures are free to print misleading label statements until their hearts are…
  Thinking zinc works! Thank you, Marlies, for this wonderful testimonial on our zinc oxide. Hi, "I just wanted to give you some positive feedback and let you know how much your Zinc Oxide cream has helped. My newborn…
Gene Stone’s book, ‘The Secrets of People Who Never Get Sick’ is an inspiration. In each chapter, whether it be on ‘napping’, cold showers, friendship or garlic, Gene Stone includes an excerpt on ‘sharing in the secret’. The…
I love being reminded to “eat garlic’. I do eat it, I do, but not daily, and I should. My husband eats a clove every morning to help maintain a normal blood pressure (well, as normal as normal is), but I cannot stomach a garlic…
 This is not the first time I have written about sunscreen. It frightens me so. Last year I vented in  'Dear Cosmetic World, Am I a Bad Mother?' Now is the time of year when everyone here in the north is thinking…
A lip caress with with raw brown sugar and a little oil. What could be sweeter? Sugar acts as an exfoliant, removing dead skin cells, making your lips soft. The perfect pucker. Sugar scrubs can be delightful for the whole body…
Soon, the mosquitoes will be hovering once again. Perhaps they will be a little more dysfunctional than usual, having been teased into an early existence by the March heat wave. Will the same mosquitoes resurface? Will they…