Here’s my first YouTube video! I show how to make homemade laundry detergent using Zote soap. You can see the earlier Zote soap recipe blog post I wrote here. ~Marilyn
Posts Categorized: Daily Life
Vintage 1973 Johnson’s Baby Shampoo: It’s Fabulous Today Too!
We are caught up in an usually frigid cold snap here in Seattle, which always sends me scrambling to adjust my wintertime beauty routine. Freezing weather is always harsh for both skin and hair. I wrote about my wintertime skin care routine a couple weeks ago, and my skin is surviving quite nicely being slathered… Read more »
Thanksgiving Is The Best Holiday!
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Yes, VERY favorite! I am constantly amazed each year that somehow Thanksgiving has remained the humble, non-commercialized holiday that it was originally intended to be. Sure, there is always the issue of Black Friday sales and now, Thanksgiving Day sales. But for the most part, it is all about gathering… Read more »
The Day After: I-522 Blues
Well…it’s the day after the election and it looks certain that I-522 is going down to defeat here in Washington state. And I am stunned. Absolutely stunned. What the hell happened, Washington voters?! I-522 was the measure that would have made Washington the first state in the nation to require labeling of genetically engineered food…. Read more »
Autumn’s Glory In My Own Backyard
It’s kind of funny how sometimes I fail to recognize the beauty that is literally in my own backyard. Maybe because it’s always there, and my eyes just adjust to the everyday scene. But today was a day that kind of jolted me a bit and made me look at my surroundings with whole new… Read more »
Zen and the Art of Thrift Store Shopping
The reality of my situation is that I depend on thrift shops. Utterly and completely. Since I am a vintage clothing dealer, I rely mainly on thrift stores to procure my stock. And while I am there I usually end up shopping for myself as well. I have a gaggle of thrifts that I routinely… Read more »