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Seattle Sundries
I recently had a booth at a big, beautiful, swanky wedding show.  One of the perks was getting to decorate our display.  I thought that candles were a must, but we weren't allowed to use any exposed flame...only candles enclosed...
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Seattle Sundries
Me, part deux… When we first moved to Seattle, I started waiting tables at an Indian restaurant and going to school for my master’s degree in teaching. My future mister tried a couple different career paths, eventually settling into a...
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Seattle Sundries
…soapmaker, that is. It has been suggested to me, by people whose opinion I trust, that when someone makes a handcrafted product like I do, folks like to know a bit about the person who made it. I struggled for a while with...
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Seattle Sundries
A follow-up in our mountain beaver saga... The kids and I were outside today hanging out in the yard (not very quietly, I might add) when we heard a rustling in the bushes behind the raspberries. I looked down into the...
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