Snow is covering almost every inch outside and it is still falling. It is officially winter. And you know what that means? Cold and flu season is upon us. I have dabbled a bit in the world of essential oils this past year and find those help but am always looking for other ways to help keep us healthy this season. My oldest gets chronic ear infections. One year her ears were so bad we did 3 rounds of antibiotics back to back! I kept thinking, her poor gut. We always try to co

If you have been following along on this journey of mine, you may recall a little incident last year involving a gingerbread house. I had set out to create a magical pastel gingerbread house, decorated much like those fancy sugar cookies using the flooding method with royal icing. I have no pictures of the original finished product, due to extreme temperatures and faulty support systems. I had envisioned a whimsical, pastel pink gingerbread house. One that you would find in a