Getting used to the cold weather

Moving from South Florida back to New York after some 30+ years living there has  been quite a change for me. I have been visiting all my old haunts ( the ones that are still here) and taking long rides on the country roads that I used to travel on as a youth and all the old memories came flooding back. Of course I have been checking out handmade soap everywhere I go- and getting inspired by the colors of the leaves ( the ones still on the trees) and the beautiful brown tones on the leaves that have already fallen off and are lying on the ground- there is such raw beauty in nature.

 There is much beauty to see in Florida- the beautiful blue ocean and the tropical greens, purples,turquoise and blue colors of the houses with shabby chic shutters in complementary colors. Florida was were I started my soap making and was inspired to use all the beautiful colors that nature offered. Now I am back home and living in the woods - for me this is where I want to be.I am getting used to the cold weather although it is not officially winter yet it is pretty cold to me. I love getting up before the rest of the world sipping my coffee with my fingers wrapped around a hot mug- thinking about the next bar of soap I would like to offer everyone.

 Yes, for me I love where I am living and hope to be inspired by the trees surrounding my house, the barns, around the corner from where I live and even the snow for a very long time. Oh, and of course I hope my soaps translate the beauty of nature all around me.

Lavender Lemongrass Swirl