Happy 2013 to all!!
If anyone can figure out what happened to Oct, Nov and Dec, would you please let us know…. We seemed to have misplaced them.
So let’s catch up.
The Crafter began December in glorious Grand Prairie (a nice temperate Southern destination) at the Farmer’s Market Christmas Craft sale, the highlight of which was meeting a new friend and amazing soaper out of High Level. She is just a sweetheart and her soaps and nail polish are gorgeous: K&C’s Bath House and Bakery. The Crafter is happy to have someone who can also discuss the minutia of soap ad-nauseum (and she loves shoes too… could she be any cooler)?
The great adventure for the Family on that voyage was crossing the Mackenzie River by the old Merv Hardie ferry southbound and returning North over the new Deh Cho bridge!
Morning on the Merv Hardie
Onto the Deh Cho bridge.
Cables and Pylon
A simple, elegant connection to the North
and no more bi-annual gathering of the Northern-migratory tractor trailer…
Upon returning home, the Crafter basically worked non-stop balancing family and soap until Christmas day. ‘Cause it wasn’t crazy enough, the family fostered a pup for the NWT SPCA over the holidays. We gave her the temporary name of Creme Brule and had a blast getting used to all that puppy energy . We were sad to see her go so soon but they had to send her South for adoption. She was one of the brightest-laid back dogs I have ever come across:
The Boxer still misses her
And of course, the Crafter has been industriously switching over to the new company name of ‘Raw North’. The re-naming contest winner was Tina Crowe who sent us in the ‘raw’ direction. We are thankful to all who participated in the contest and are truly pleased with the feel of the new name (a great description of our Northern environment on these blistering cold days, I’d say).
Now we are back in the workshop (mostly reclaiming and organizing the space and taking inventory). We will begin pouring again in the next few days and formulating some new seasonal soaps soon.
Oh, and please don’t forget Friday is the benefit fundraiser for Gary Potts. Keep up with his story over on the Groovin’ for Gary blog. You cannot help but be touched by the love he inspires in all who know him. We are happy to be a tiny part of this tremendous effort to keep him smiling !! Please join in.