Dennis and Wanda Wood's fond memories of soap making

If anybody has a soap story they would like to share, I would like to post it on my blog. Please email it to me at soap@pei.sympatico.ca

Thank you Dennis and Wanda for stopping into the soap shop. Dennis, thanks for sharing your fond memories about soap and the walk to school up hill both ways. ;) There is a small gift on the way for you.


Hello from Saskatchewan,
Well we have returned from our holiday to the Maritimes and have to tell you that visiting your soapshop was tops for us.. It brought back memories of my childhood when I would return home from our country school (a walk of one and three quarter miles--uphill both ways-WELL, not quite but there was a hill!!) and find on the old buffet a new batch of homemade soap cut into rough pieces ready to cure. Nothing special, just homemade ,homestead soap but lovingly made by my mother. We appreciated the time that you took to explain about commercial products and to show us the ingredients that you use to make your very special soaps.
We have four grown children and for Selena our oldest we were having trouble completing her assortment of gifts so my wife added the piece of milled Lemongrass soap to her bag.
Selena was "very thrilled" with this and continued to smell it and pass it around for everyone to enjoy. It was very nice to talk to you and we really enjoyed our visit with the Goats as we left. We had milk goats on the farm when I was a kid so that brought back a few memories as well. Our one Nanny, a white
Saanen would get up on the milking stand and call to us when she wanted to be milked.
We moved off the farm a few years ago(we used to live on an acreage and had a honey farm) but we miss the farm and may move to an acreage sometime if the opportunity presents itself.
I was interested to hear that you are home schooling your children which I think is wonderful and would have liked to hear a bit more about that but it was late in the day.
Of all of the maritimes we really liked P.E.I.
especially since there are so many crafatmen/artisans to visit . I have to tell you that our visit to your soapshop was,unique and interesting and definately a highlight and we are really glad we stopped. Keep up the good work!! We hope to visit you again sometime.
Thanks again,
Dennis and Wanda Wood
Melfort Saskatchewan

Apple Pie Anyone???

Look what is new for fall. This pie is actually soap. It has a vanilla and oats bottom with a cinnamon and apple top with apple chucks. Check it out on our on-line store at www.greatcanadiansoap.com

Pat and Judy Laconder

For the last 3 years we have had a ballot in the store that customers fill out to be entered into a draw to win four gift boxes. In 2006 Pat and Judy from Elmvale, Ontario won the four gift boxes. They were back in the store for more soap and to fill out another ballot on September 18th to try and win the four gift boxes for this year. Good luck to Pat and Judy and all the rest of the people who filled out ballots in the store. Wouldn't it be funny if they win again?

Granola Family

As you might be aware, Prince Edward Island doesn’t have many places to stop and have a picnic. Free Wheelin’ Tours asked if they could stop at our place for a picnic with a family touring the Island on bikes. We only have 22 picnic tables; quite a lot for one family, I would say. They stopped in and ate their picnic lunch. When they were leaving they gave us a box of organic granola made by a company that they own. Well, we ate all the granola and threw the box out by accident. The granola was really good! We took a picture but it was on micro so it is blurry. Here are the cyclists (from I don't know where). We know they make great granola but we don't know who they are!

Stefanie from Germany

Stefanie spent 3.5 weeks with us. She wanted to experience farm life in Prince Edward Island. The first day she was here we brought in our hay for the winter.

Allan and Lili Meek

Allan and Lili from Mount Sinai NY stopped in a few times while on vacation in Prince Edward Island. I think anyone who has a connection to goats can’t resist stopping to see the four-legged critters. Thanks for the honey! Katie really enjoyed it before the rest of us got a chance to have some.

Fellow Soapers

You know you are addicted to soap when you make your own soap and go into another soap shop on holidays and buy more soap. That is what Leslie and L. Beresoff (sorry I forgot your first name) did while vacationing on Prince Edward Island. I did the same thing on holidays in New York. We had a great conversation about making soap.

Cathy Marsh

In 2002 Cathy Marsh from Florida stopped in to purchase soap. At that time, we just had two 3-foot shelves proudly displaying our soap above the B&B guest registration desk. I remember showing them the goats and telling them about how we make soap.

I Cannot Believe It Is Fall Already

It is time to wear your jacket again. The sun is setting earlier every evening and coming back later in the morning. The Blue Jays are fighting over the Oats for Goats bucket, and the chipmucks are busy storing their nuts in the washroom. The summer flew by, especially August. It rained and rained and rained.

As you already know, I wear many different hats. I'm in the process of giving other people my hats. Amy, who has been involved behind the scene, is now taking care of the mail order customers. Her number one priority is providing great customer service. If you have questions or need soap you can call her at 1 800 793 1644 or email her at shop@greatcanadiansoap.com.