HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
NOVEMBER 2014
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cinnamon with colorful flecks of apple. Miles said she is extremely busy this time of year with soap making since they make such great gifts for the holidays. While she’s got the process down after years of practice, she said it still takes precision and patience. The home business is also great for her rural Whidbey lifestyle. In addition to two boys and two milk goats, she has a male goat, two dogs, eight sheep and a bunch of giant turkeys to care for.
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Photos by Jessie Stensland
Above, Susan Miles cuts a block of her handmade soap, which is made with goats’ milk, olive oil and other natural ingredients.
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At left, Miles makes soap in many different shapes, sizes, colors and scents. She is especially busy this time of year with the holiday season just around the corner. She sells the soaps both retail and wholesale.
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