Backyard Soaps & More!

Our Princess Patty Soap slice is named after my wonderful friend Patty Nadine Kaschalk Knecht.  Patty and I met in Madrid, Spain in 1995 while on a work assignment for EDS.  We became fast friends and shared a wonderful 9 months working together and traveling on the weekends all over Spain.  Patty came back to the US in November 1995, while I stayed for an additional 2 years. Patty and her husband went on to have 2 children and life was great.  Shortly after her second child was born she was diagnosed with a recurrence of the breast cancer she had successfully beat 5 years earlier at age 27.   Patty fought a hard battle against this horrible disease and displayed a strength and perseverance beyond her years.  She lived her life to the fullest, enjoying her family and friends and making memories.  She also found tremendous support at Gilda’s Club in Royal Oak, MI; a cancer support community started in honor of Gilda Radner.  Patty lost her battle in February 2001 at age 34, however her spirit lives on in the beautiful memories that she left her family and friends.  When we started our Backyard Soaps business, we knew we wanted to create a soap in her memory.  Although pink is the typical color of breast cancer awareness products; purple was Patty’s favorite color so we decided to create a soap with various shades of purple.  We donate to Gilda’s Club every year from the sale of the Princess Patty soap bars to honor our special friend Patty.