The Art of Soapmaking

Well, it’s been a while since your intrepid correspondent checked in with Penelope over at the Soapothecary, but what awaited me struck me really as sort of visual, and tactile, art as well an olfactory pleasure that I didn’t fully recall. But it all came back to me quickly. They say your sense of smell [...]

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Soap-making a Passion for Jim Thorpe Businesswoman

I’m telling you – you don’t know what a temptation soap is! And this is a guy saying that. At first, the extent of my association with soap consisted of my mother making me wash off glorious dirt accumulated on the playground all day. No fun there! Then there was the long-resisted transition to adulthood, [...]

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Yoga – The Practice of Healing

There is something about yoga that keeps people coming back. It has been with us for thousands of years, an ancient technique that helps bring the body, mind, and spirit into shape. Ancient yogis used its specific postures and breathing techniques to prepare their bodies for long periods of meditation. These days, the motivation behind the practice [...]

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Jim Thorpe Farmers Market Re-Opens June 19

The Jim Thorpe Farmers Market is set to reopen on June 19th, 2010. The market runs every Saturday from 9:00am- 12:00pm in Memorial Park, E. 10th street on the East Side of Jim Thorpe (over the bridge). The location is family friendly – Memorial Park has one of the coolest playgrounds around! There will be [...]

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