Welcome, I’m Carol and I’m so glad you are here.

I was a hippy.

Now, I’m a hippy with an espresso machine. 

I grew up mostly in Tennessee. My parents were educated people who loved art. Having expressed a minor talent in it, I was encouraged to attend art school. So, I did. I focused on 3D art, primarily pottery. In between kicking pots, I elected to take an aptitude test. The results were inconceivable. I, an artist, scored best in math and mechanical aptitude. The test went on to suggest a career as an auto mechanic, or chemist. At that point, my exposure to “chemistry” had been limited to the mind-altering recreational kind, so this was insane. I was a nonconformist artist hippie. It would be years before I could truly appreciate how perfect that evaluation had been.

I have adventure in my soul… as a young woman, I began to travel. I had heard Muses live in Alaska, so I went to find out. I lived in “the bush”. I made soap, sourdough bread, and my own butter. I raised chickens, canned veggies, and routinely ran pesky moose out of my garden. I had plenty of firewood, and life was good. The air in Alaska is clean, and sustainability is a way of life. It was a good place for me. I became a woodworker and built furniture. Alaska is a wonderful place for pioneers. And, yes, I found Muses.

In time, I wanted to be southern again. So, I headed to Georgia. In 2017, I opened a little soap & body care shop - Lilly Sage Apothecary. Remember the chemistry aptitude? It came in handy when I undertook formal training in formulating botanical cosmetics. Yep, I still make my own sourdough and butter. And, you know that old reference to dirty hippies? It couldn’t be further from the truth. We make soap… and espresso.