“I never knew what I wanted to do,” Valerie Lamirande confided to me. She had dabbled in photography, woodwork, and macramé, but it was after receiving a bar of homemade soap as a thank you gift for hosting a baby shower that her curiosity about artisan soaps sparked. “This was 20 years ago,” she admitted, […]
Growing up we had chickens, the familiar pets that simultaneously bring life to the yard and yield breakfast to the table. When my husband and I acquired our own little hobby farm, we knew poultry was a must. We started with 12 pullets (young hens) of two different breeds. Half were Cream Legbar Cross, and the other half were Sussex cross. Both breeds made up a pretty, as well as friendly flock, of birds. Over […]
When thinking of where we live, I can’t help but conjure up images of lush greenery, diverse ecosystems, and expansive marine life. My childhood is peppered with memories of playing hide-and-seek in the small forest next door and boating on the ocean or the nearby lake during summer camping trips with my family. The natural […]