Tripod Thursday- Flowers are Good for the Soul!

Whether planted by Man or by Nature, in a yard or the country side, flowers and plants have much beauty to behold, and bring a joy that touches the soul.

Tripod Thursday-New Finds

Today's photographs are just a few odds and ends in my business collection. While I have to take product pictures, I truly enjoy finding and taking pictures of "different" things. I love hide and seek, and those small, but great finds in out-of- the-way places. So here are some of each. 

Don't you love this cast iron soap holder? I recently found this in the bottom of a sales bin, and was extremely pleased with the find, not to mention the price!

While most of my soaps are too large to fit into the regular boxes, I do make a few that are just right! 

I've had far too many requests for this product lately. I think everyone needs to relax a bit more and quit working so hard! Vacation!

Many of my customers just LOVE the whipped shea. Me? I love the ylang ylang scent. Ylang ylang means "flower of flowers", and its scent lives up to its name! I especially enjoy the lavender and ylang ylang blend, and since I can barely keep in stock, evidently I'm not the only one! 

Besides the cute guy in the background (definitely Nana's favorite!), check out these beautiful perfume bottles. Another great find, these were found at the back of a sales shelf. Since they are getting harder and harder to find at all, much less for a descent price, I was quite pleased to come across these! Yes, I am like a magpie, attracted to pretty, shiny things! Lol  

Wedding Pictorial

So as not to bore anyone, I have put together a highly condensed slide show from the wedding day.
The handsome little ring-bearer is my Grandson, and his birthday is today, so Happy second birthday from Nana! I love you soooooo much!
Next week I will get back to our regular schedule, barring any unforeseen acts of nature, so look for a new recipe on Monday. Until then, have a great weekend!

Hi there! I am finally back! Once again I must apologize for the interruption in blog posts. Unfortunately my guest blogger was hit by a long power outage after a bad storm hit our area. While some people just got their electricity back a few days ago, everyone is now up and running again. The majority of central and southern Ohio was declared a disaster area, but repairs are almost, if not completely done now.

Meanwhile, I did manage to complete the flowers for my eldest Son's wedding, and, although exhausted, the wedding festivities were truly memorable! My Grandson even got to spend two nights with his great-grandmother and myself. It was quite a memorable weekend! Needless to say, I am still tired ! Funny how a two year old can wear you out! Lol! Actually, he won't be two until this weekend, so it will be another fun-filled, but tiring weekend!

Anyway, here are the promised flower arrangement photographs. I hope that one of the wedding pictures shows the bridal bouquet better than these. For some reason I just didn't seem to get a good angle. Still, I think you will at least get the general idea and feel. I hope you like them!

Tripod Thursday- Scenery

I really had intended to show these photos a while back, but I guess its better to be late than never show them! So here are some shots from a few weeks back. Now it is completely green, with many of the Spring flowering bushes and trees having already lost their pretty blooms. In deed, most of the trees are already full of opened leaves. Next week I will try and get shots of the area now, so that you can compare. This year has been a very strange weather year for sure!

Tripod Thursday-products

Here are a few things that I have ready for next weeks' show. The facial oil is a new formula, one that I am very excited about! While I loved it before, I just couldn't help myself, I had to add some more great oils!

Tripod Thursday- More Back Roads

Tripod Thursday- Spring has Sprung Around the Lake

The photographs were actually taken about two weeks ago. Now the lake area looks like mid summer With all the 70 and 80 degree days, what else could we expect? I am just glad it is Spring now, cuz that 60 and 70 degree winter weather was killing me! LOL

Tripod Thursday- Soap, soap and more soap

This first slide show contains the new product shots that I have been working on. While I still have about 25 batches yet to get on film, you will get the idea from these. Please let me know what you think about these. In preparing for my new web site, I thought that more uniform product pictures would be best, but now I am questioning my decision.
The second slide show is of the soap making process and the majority of the soaps that I have now.

Enjoy!

Tripod Thursday- Animal Life

This Winter is feeling a bit like Spring!

Tripod Thursday- What the Woods hold

Today's photographs are from around my neck of the woods. I love rural America!

Tripod Thursday-Mystical, Magical, Awe

These photographs are from the area I live in. I am forever awe struct when I see the beauty of God's creations.

And Since this is what I am looking at.....

This is what I am dreaming of! 

Tripod Thursday- Sky and Water

Well, I just realized that my post for yesterday was never posted. Unfortunately I left it for someone else to do for me and, they either thought they did it but did it improperly, or they forgot to do it. Whichever the case may be, I had it ready so here it is, even if it is a day late! 


Water and Sky, the two most calming, frightening, gorgeous and scary views, in my humble opinion, of course!

Tripod Thursday- Scenery; Water and Sky

I hope you enjoy these photographs from Ohio, Florida, and Indiana.

Tripod Thursday-Windmills of Indiana

This past Summer, while traveling from Ohio to Minnesota and back, we came across fields of windmills. Since it was raining on the way and I was thoroughly fascinated by them, we made a point to allow some extra time on the return trip for photography. Once home, I did some investigating of  these wind turbines and found that I am still fascinated! If you missed that post you can catch up here. I hope you enjoy the blue skies and unique wind mills!

Tripod Thursday- Hillclimb

Tripod Thursday- Soap, soap and more soap!

My computer is awaiting a part, so the only pictures that I can give you today are the ones that I already have on picasa web albums. Since you probably dont care to see more of my 50th birthday celebration, here is some Ohio scenery. I actually took the majority of these through the windshield of the car on a short road trip. So forgive the glare on a few, and enjoy the drive! 

Tripod Thursdays- Ohio Country Scenery

Here is some beautiful Ohio scenery!  Enjoy!




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What's Happening Wednesday-

What is happening this Wednesday is that I am taking off for a few days! My 50th birthday is tomorrow and I am heading out to begin my celebration! So you will have to forgive me for the short post today and the inclusion of tomorrows' pictures for Tripod Thursday. Now don't feel bad if you want to go ahead and cheat and look at the photos today, since it's my birthday I will allow it! But, if you'd rather play it straight, you can always come back tomorrow and look at them then! At any rate, I will be off until next Make it Yourself Monday, so enjoy the photos and enjoy your weekend!


If you don't want to see the photographs until tomorrow, don't scroll down!








Here is a bit of the Ohio countryside for your enjoyment! 

Tripod Thursdays-Scenic Pictures

Enjoy!