Memorial Day Thanks

And I'm proud to be an American,
where at least I know I'm free.
And I won't forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me.
~Lee Greenwood

Memorial Day. May 28th, 2012.

Chasing The Moon

Tonight brings us a special full moon. It's gonna be the biggest and brightest full moon we've seen in a hundred years. You can catch it around sunset as it first starts to peep on the horizon. It's gonna look absolutely huge.

For moon chasers like me and Jason, it's gonna be an exciting night as we jump in the car and... chase the moon. Sometimes it beats us, and has risen too high before we get the chance to snap the perfect pic. Other times the clouds envelope it and it's a wipe out. We've been hoping all week that tonight just might bring us the perfect sky.

Right now though, it's a gloomy and wet morning out there. Looking at the weather forecast for tonight, it looks like we're probably gonna have to chase the sky too. It won't be the first time we've hopped across a few states in search of the perfect moon.  Jason's checking the weather station stats with his breakfast. My adrenaline is running already. The moon chase is on!

*The moon in the pic is the Cardinal Moon we chased back in July 2010. If you click on it, you'll see it much closer up.

Earth Day Triple Play

It's Earth Day and from now until Tuesday the 24th at midnight, buy two of anything on the website and get a third for free. Yes, that's right... buy two of your Manor Hall Earth-friendly favorites, and get another one free. Simply enter 2 in the quantity box when making your purchase, and we'll throw a third one of the same product in your order box. For every two you buy, we'll give you a third. Just use coupon code "EARTHDAY" at checkout to claim your triple play. (Sorry, no mixing and matching flavors.) Happy Earth Day!

Sesame Ginger Me

Here's a batch of "Sesame Ginger Me" lining up for the slice. It's a wonderfully warm scented essential oil blend of Lemongrass, Ginger and Patchouli, mellowed with the sweet of orange. The addition of organic sesame oil, lends a nice after feel of softness to the skin. A popular fave, you can pick up your hefty 5oz Art House slice on the website here.

Family Friday

Here's me at the Jacksonville outlets in New Jersey, proudly standing with two of the best mums around. It was taken during my mum's recent three week visit from England. My mum is to the right on the pic... and Jason's mum, affectionately known as The Barbara, is on the left. I don't know who beat who in the shop-til-you-drop stakes that day, but no prizes for guessing what's in the Reebok bag and who it belongs to!

It's A Scentfest

I'm making the cut on a couple of batches of soap this morning. First out of the mold is Orange Patchouli. Topped boldly with the dark of black walnut powder, sprinkled with poppy seeds and real orange peel, and armed with a well balanced essential oil blend that includes sweet orange and patchouli. It's a scentfest start to the day.

A Pretty Week

During April, our foaming facial cleansers come with a sample bottle of alcohol free toner. Other facial products also come with a range of different samples for you to pretty your face with. And if you buy before midnight on Friday you can take advantage of 20% off your whole order by using our "PRETTYME" promo code at checkout.

I'd say the week's looking pretty good at the Manor.