Lupine Ridge Botanicals

Soaps were one of the very first of my creations I sold publicly (okay, at first I was bartering them!) but as many folks know, I haven't had the time to make some for a while! (though there will be a small selection of my felted soaps available for a limited time!) I am now very pleased to offer a selection of locally made (fifteen miles or less from my door) natural soaps! And, not only are they local, and natural, but they are made by a stay at home mama...my favorite kind of businesswoman! To order easily online, please visit my web-link at Lupine Ridge Botanicals where not only will you find these soaps, but soy candles too!... and look for the Lupine Ridge Botanicals products at some of my upcoming fairs and markets.

The Cyber World

It's winter in Maine. I miss the simplicity of roadside stands and farmers markets that the other three seasons bring. But I'm vowing to reach out to folks more here on my blog, and twitter account, and even perhaps create a "business" facebook page. Edited 2-27-11: See link buttons to the twitter and facebook pages on the right hand side

ME/NH LLL Conference

The Annual Maine/New Hampshire La Leche League Conference will take place November 13th this year, at the Breakwater School in Portland.

Come visit me at my booth!

For more information on the conference and to register on-line, please click here

Loon License Plate Appreciation Days

My family is looking forward to doing some exploring this weekend, even if it does rain! An annual summer event that takes place the third weekend of July, the 18th & 19th this year, all occupants of vehicles displaying a Maine Conservation Plate will be admitted to Maine State Park and historic site day-use areas free of charge. You can visit the parks web-site and search for a park near you based upon mileage. Hope to see you out there!

Local Children's Book Authur in Competition

Wendi Richards, of Fairfield, is a national finalist in the ABCs Children's Book Competition! Her story, A Little Monster Day, is about a precocious preschooler with an out-of-control imagination. Tanya's pretend play gets her into all sorts of hilarious trouble. But all will be well, because we parents love our little monsters, anyway. You can read A Little Monster Day, along with the nine other finalists at www.abcbookcompetition.org. Each story is posted along with a sample illustration, to give you an idea of how it will look once it is a published picture book. To win this competition and get Wendi's book published, she needs to gather the most on-line votes. Voting runs from Sunday September 21 to Sunday October 5. You can vote once everyday from your home computer. This is an incredible opportunity and I hope you will help Wendi win.

Support Maine Music

Did you hear that the Prairie Home Companion will be in Bangor, Maine in May??? Often the show will feature an artist from the state they are going to, and I'd love to see our own Carol Noonan be a part of this! Isn't she, after all, following in Mr. Keillor's footsteps a bit with her Stone Mountain LIVE variety show?

You can read a bit more about Carol and follow the link to her site by visiting here: http://www.freewebs.com/mothermoonmusic/stonemountainarts.htm then, please let the folks at Prairie Home Companion you'd like to see Carol at their show in Bangor later this Spring. Email them at: phc@mpr.org

Dawnella