Chai. Spice. Scrub. Yes, please.

Chai. Spice. Scrub. Yes, please.

Upstate New York awoke to snowfall this week! At our house, the first snow turns parents and should-be-grown-ups into little kids excited for sledding and hot cocoa and woodstove heat. We head outside for chores in boots, fuzzy wool hats, and parkas. And then we begin...
Introducing Naples Grape Seed Scrub

Introducing Naples Grape Seed Scrub

Grapes are royalty in our shop hometown of Naples, New York. This upstate town love grapes so much that the annual Grape Festival fills the area with guests and music celebrating our grape pies, grape jam, wine (!), and bucolic village. I mean, even the fire hydrants...
Summer Family Day Pack Checklist

Summer Family Day Pack Checklist

Day hikes. Picnics. Wading in the creek. S’mores. Counting fireflies.It’s summer time! This mom- and dad-of-three-littles carry backpacks to handle all (well, most) of the kids’ needs that come up during a summer day outside. Here’s what...
A Custom Gift Story

A Custom Gift Story

 A bride-to-be recently asked me to create “a stunning scent palate” for her customized bridal party gifts. Wait, what?!No pressure or anything. Eek. More on that in a moment.First, before I forget and before y’all ask:Yes! We do customs. Lotion bars...