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Live deliberately.

Good things for the home and the body, made slowly, by people we can name. Bought once. Kept. There is no hurry here.

Cold-Process Soap Bar
On the shelf nowCold-Process Soap Bar $10

Made by Melissa Neigbauer in Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

Meet Your Maker
Two feet in gray Wigwam wool socks on a yellow Adirondack chair
Now at LOGWe asked the sock mill down the road. They said yes.Wigwam has knit socks in Sheboygan since 1905. Three of them, and their knit cap, are on the shelf.

It's 46° and clear in Sheboygan right now. Good sock weather.

Shop Wigwam →Photo: Wigwam Mills

A line when each part of our free Christmas annual opens. Next: The candle log, November 7.

The Yule LogNo. 1Free

Our Christmas annual is free, and three of its seven pages are out.

Where the yule log actually comes from and what nobody can prove about it. Then, through the season: how to lay a fire that catches on the first try, three things to build on a Saturday with a child handing you the wrong tool, and twelve small things to do on the twelve nights. No price, no email, no code.

A little help with the day.

Weather That Doesn't Suck

When is a better time for your run or ride?

Open Run & Ride, choose your place, and read the weather answer. The explanation shows how it was chosen.

Check my run window

News That Doesn't Suck

What changed before you head out?

Access rules and closures change. Read a dated report, follow its evidence, and check the current official update before you travel.

Read Adventure news

The Yule Log

Why do wood slices crack?

A small project, and the reason behind it. Read the free page. No purchase or signup is needed.

Read the free project
The Makers

Everything here was made by somebody. We would rather tell you who.

A bar of soap that cured for six weeks in Stevens Point. A candle poured by hand in Madison. We brand the box and tell the story. The maker keeps their own label on it, and their name goes up only when they say so.

“Buy the one you actually need. Buy it from the person who made it. Then go outside and forget you own it.”Dan Crouse, Founder