in my kitchen recently

Last week's weather took us from summer to winter and back again.

We had sunshine, 80 degrees, blustery wind, rain, snow, lows in

the 20's...a bit of everything.  One day we would keep cozy by the

woodstove, another day would find us out in short sleeves

working in the yard and garden.

 

 

 

I had a sudden craving for Swedish visiting cake,

which I haven't made in a long while, for teatime.

I think it may have had something to do with watching

Call the Midwife,

and the fact that someone is always serving tea with cake,

biscuits, or cookies in each episode.

 

I also made some lotion bars.  I've been wanting to try

these and finally got around to making them.  They're

very simple and I found the recipe here.

I used a combination of shea butter and cocoa butter,

with the beeswax and olive oil.

My lotion bars don't glide on as I thought they would,

but seem a bit tacky/sticky.  Maybe it's the shea butter

or my beeswax--not really sure, but I do still like

them and the fact that they don't leave any oiliness

on my skin.

 

I also made up an anti-aging serum, which I found

on Blissfully Content.

This smells wonderful with geranium and lavender and

leaves my face feeling soft...

I am also counting on it's anti-aging properties! :)

 

Hope your weekend was good.