Wednesday, May 19, 2010

When a "Loaf Pan" is not just a Pan.


OK, I know your asking yourself what the heck is she talking about!

Well, there is a story behind the "Loaf Pan".....Now I'm not a writer so bare with me!

When my husband Troy and I were first married my parents came to visit us here in Georgia. We had just moved into our first home in Suwanee. As my mother and I were unpacking and putting the kitchen together she noticed 6 really ripe bananas on the counter. Ooooo I need to throw those away Mom!!! My Mom replied, oh no let's make some banana bread. YUMMY I thought! (My Mom made the best banana bread!) Oh shoot Mom I don't have a loaf pan. She just looked at me and smiled...took a bag out of the car and placed in on the counter. I looked at her puzzled and said "what's that"? Well take a look. Wow 4 brand new loaf pans...how did you know I needed these? She said with a slight smile, because I'm your Mom. We made the banana bread together and then the pans were put away.

When I started my bath & body company several years ago I didn't have alot of money to buy soap molds, supplies, ect. So, I started looking in unusual places for supplies. My kitchen was the first stop. I had forgotten about the 4 loaf pans my Mom had given me years ago. (See, I'm not a baker at all!!! They hadn't been used since.) Oh yes!!! I can make soap in these....so that's what I did. To this day I still use the same 4 loaf pans my Mom gave me to make my signature Boutique Loaf Soaps. It's been 17 years since I received this gift from my Mom. I will never forget the day she gave them to me! So a Loaf Pan can mean so much more than just what it is. Every time I make a loaf of soap I think of my Mom. I miss you Mommy!

Rest In Peace: Carolyn Wher Anderson February 24, 1935 - July 9, 2009

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Best Friends


You never forget your first best friend. Cheri was my first best friend. She lived two doors down the street from me. We were inseparable for most of our young lives. If I wasn't at her house she was at mine. The adventures we would go on I remember to this day. We would walk and talk for hours. Always searching for new and exciting things to do.

Our friendship, I will never forget!