Earl Grey and Bonfire soaps!

I feel like these two weeks jumped me in a dark alley. No big news, no bad drama, just twelve days missing from my wallet. That'll teach me to suddenly switch allergy meds.

But good news--the new soaps are finally listed at Etsy! For your scrubbing pleasure, I present...

Earl Grey & Empty Promises - scented of bergamot, mandarin, and happy thoughts, like a sunny work day thrown to the wind and spent in the park!

Swish the cup and let Marguerite tell you a tale of a tall, handsome man, a foreign land, a love letter lost, and a whole new life springing from a chance encounter...

Take her advice. Isn't that what you came for--an excuse to throw caution to the wind? Or was it just the Earl Grey that drew you in?

It's like sunshine in a bar. I think I'm going to hoard a few bars to stave off winter.

Next up!

Bonfire of Love - scented of wood smoke, vanilla, and romance, with an undercurrent of berries, like a scratch'n'sniff wall calendar of naked firemen eating pies! (Scratched selectively, because there's a limit, y'all.) Bonus! Each bar contains finely ground walnut shells to help exfoliate, so you can do some scratching and sniffing yourself. (Fireman not included.)

Marie fell in love with an arsonist.

His tales of rising embers and falling rafters excited her in a way no man ever had before. It thrilled her to imagine him rushing through a dangerous corridor, to hold him close and smell the smoke that clung to his skin, or observe his alarming lack of eyebrows. As she sat in the courtroom during his trial, she swore she would wither to ashes before she'd love again.

But a love that burns hot will burn itself out, and did, as soon as Marie met a nice young man with the local volunteer fire department.

Yes, it smells like a bonfire. A delicious, berry-vanilla bonfire. It shouldn't work, but it so, so does. I expected this to set off my allergies, like all things smoky do--pipes, cigarettes, pans, tea (damn you, Lapsang Souchong!)--but I sniff sneeze-free.

This weekend: the oak hill-scented pumpkins and spicy skulls need listed. And the allergy meds need sorted. And maybe sleep.

I think I can take care of the last one right now!