Today, a pleasantly warm day. A new energy arises this time of the year and we're enjoying all the new flowers blooming. The star attraction is the abraham darby rose which smells as beautiful as it looks.

 The household - running low in soap -  I got to work on a fresh batch this morning. Ingredients to the basic recipe were fresh aloe gel from the garden, turmeric powder for colour, and for scent - ylang ylang, spearmint and lavender essential oils.