Visited by an Angel

Last week I was visited by an angel, and I’m ashamed to say I squandered the moment.

I sat in the outhouse in the morning, listening to an audiobook through headphones and doing something insignificant—maybe changing the toilet paper. Whatever it was turned me away from the usual face-front attitude.

I felt an ever-so-slight pressure on my right knee. Just as that sensation registered, I heard and felt rapid fluttering up my right side, rising and passing my ear!

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Finally: Our Full Offering of Soap

Of course we’re too late for all the High Holy Days of the season, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, even the more appropriate but often overlooked Small Business Saturday. But, still within the holiday shopping season, we have fresh batches of homemade soap available for sale!

devil's club soap

Our homemade devil’s club soap, currently a rare commodity! (Photo: Mark A. Zeiger).

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