There has been a lot going on over the last few months at Alabu. Nell and I have been unable to participate in the day-to-day activities, but we are excited to be back now. It was exciting to see a lot of the changes that have been made. One change that was made in the last few months is to discontinue our fragrance oil soaps. Continue reading →
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Apr 09
New Goat Kids
It’s been great meeting all kinds of people at the Country Folk Art Show this weekend. I’ve gotten a lot of requests for pictures of our newly born goat kids, so I thought I would put a few of them up here.
They were born on April 2nd at about 4:45 a.m. All three are Continue reading →
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Mar 09
Alabu is on Facebook!
I’ve had a Facebook account for a few years now. It’s a great way to stay in touch with people I don’t see on a regular basis. Well, it’s also a great way for us to stay in touch with our customers. So, if you have a Facebook account look for “Alabu Soap” and add us as your friend! If you have any trouble finding us, try narrowing your search to the Albany, NY network.
H.M.
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Mar 09
New Lotion Setup
About a year ago we improved our lotion-making process. I haven’t written about it yet, so I thought I’d share a little bit about it. When I took over the production of Lotion Sticks, I realized that our process was sometimes leading to inconsistent Lotion Sticks. If you’ve ever had a lotion stick Continue reading →
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Feb 09
Living in the Stone Ages
We’ve got about five computers here in the Alabu Headquarters (that’s our walk-out basement for those of you who don’t know). It seems like every week at least one of them is acting up, well, except for my MacBook Pro. That never seems to act up. Oh, Maryclaire just got an iMac for Christmas, and that never seems to have problems either. So I guess it’s just the PCs that need so much Continue reading →