More Local Soaps from Southern Arizona

Last Saturday, I went to 4th Avenue Fair in Tucson mainly to get soap which I became addicted to since last year.  Since I knew that the temperature would rise to 90's in the afternoon, I decided to be there when the street fair opened at 10am.  By the time I got to the Network Navigator LLC's booth, it was pretty hot and display soaps were getting soft.  Luckily, soaps for sale were stored in much cooler shaded area.  I bought 8 bars all in different scent.

Just like SoAP's soap, these soaps don't have overpowering fragrance and they smell very natural.  I do miss SoAP's coarser soap for hand washing, but the texture of these soaps are great for bath or hand washing.  The price is reasonable: 4 bars for $10.  I'm looking forward to use a lavender soap as soon as a sage soap I'm using right now is all gone.

Bees!

I'll be posting bee pictures on my picture blog site for a week or so to personally celebrate and thank what bees provide us.  Also, Animal Planet in Canada is showing a documentary film The Last Beekeeper on April 18 (8pm EST) and April 19 (12am EST).  This is a shocking film for many of us.  I wish Animal Planet in the US had the same schedule as Canadian AP but they only show shows like The Haunted and I Shouldn't be Alive over and over.  Anyway, here's a trailer:

As I have mentioned before, one of my favorite things to do in Southern Arizona is to go to farmers markets.  Local honey is sold at most of the farmers markets in area and it comes in variety of flavors depending on what flower the honey came from.  Honey is the most obvious product we'll miss without bees, but there are so many other crops we'll lose if bees are not there to pollinate.

Wine Glass Charms

When I made wine glass charms for my sister-in-law, I totally forgot to take pictures before dropping them off at her house.  That's why I'm posting these pictures 2 months later.  I used mostly odd beads I can't really use with other beads for jewelry.  These beads are perfect for wine charms since their unique appearances are easier to remember than 'just pretty' beads.  I also used stone and glass beads I purchased long time ago and had no other use for.  I think I missed a few but the charms with my handmade beads were all photographed. 

The charms are now displayed on a wire tree along with other wine accessories.  She got this tree (with round ornaments to hang) from her friend for Christmas but she liked it so much that she decided to hang wine glass charms year-round.  What a great idea! 

What did I get in return?  Free room and board (including daily litter scooping!) for my kitties in her guest room while we were on vacation.  Guess who got the better end of this deal?