Danz, that would be an amazing idea to make a booklet. That's a great idea to heat the lotion to salvage what's left. I just put my bottles upside down on top of another bottle and leave them for a long time. Do you ever feel like if you're going to lay there awake worrying that you may as well sit out there on guard? I've done that. The other night when we did the rooster's spurs we heard coyotes from two different directions and we were right in the middle, it was so creepy. I worried so much, finally I just got up and checked on them all. That's crazy about your rooster hanging by his spurs, poor boy. How on earth did he manage to do that? That's amazing how strong they are too. I do that too, and I wonder why I feel so ragged doing so much by myself. I need to deligate more. My 15 yo can run a bobcat and a tractor, and they only can do little amounts of concrete work. Like Quik Crete. One thing I read about the nipple waters are that they can't have a lot of pressure behind them too. I saw that some people are caulking around them too. Nope, that's not so exciting. I thought you were getting new fancy eggs. We have Heartland Rural Electric, when we moved in here that first year the bills never got over $300. I know we added more people too and some of it has to be prices going up. Maybe we should check our windows for drafts, some of them are breaking and don't go up and down so well anymore. I use the same towel until it stinks then I get a new one. It's only a few days though. My hair is long and thick, by the time I wrap my hair the towel is seriously soaked and it takes a long time for it to dry out. I think that's why they get stinky is because they're not drying out quickly. I don't mind wearing my jeans over to work outside but I'm really only working outside 1-2 big days per week and I'm not going to let them sit dirty so I wash. I do wear my jacket over and over even though it's dirty. I think I don't want to empty all the necessities from my pockets. It's my work/chore jacket and I don't really get dirty feeding the animals.
I'm so sorry sapphire. You sound so sad having to let him go.
posted by medawinks,
"Danz, I knew you were solidly good folk the first time I met you! I just didnt know how amazingly accomplished you were at overcoming life's mountains and valleys.... Isn't it amazing how life's toughest times can be the times we end up treasuring the small things for? Your kids are so lucky to have such a determined and committed, loving mother! As are all the kids I read about here
"
I just wanted to say AMEN to that.
Laundry breeding!!!! That's a good one, it breeds faster than chickens. I've made goat milk soap using the goats milk in place of the water in the standard recipe. Homemade soaps are easier on your skin just because it retains the natural glycerin where as in commercial soaps it is removed because they can sell it for other purposes. I don't know how they do that, but I read that in a soap making book. Goat's milk soap still contains other harsh things like lye but it's not harsh anymore after it's something-ized (can't think of big word, duh) and then cured. I can even use regular lye soap on my face without ill effects.
Maidenwolf, you use the coconut oil in the tub or you put the blend in the tub? I will look up the store for sure.
Danz, I'm on my second set of front loaders. The first set lasted 10 years, it was Frigidaire. The new set is LG, it's been over a year and have had no problems at all. That may not sound so impressive until you consider how much laundry I'm doing. I agree with what you are saying about bending over, when I start washing every blanket in the house at the end of winter or kids get sick and I am on the laundry constantly my knees start hurting from squatting down over and over. We are getting ready to move my washer and dryer to my bathroom for convenience reasons but in the process we are putting it up on a huge step and I won't have to bend down anymore. Kinda good and kinda bad, I'm afraid I'll lose the ability to squat down like that if I don't have to. I appreciate being able to wash more, but it seems that I can wash loads bigger than what the dryer can handle in the same time frame as it takes to wash the next load. I tend to take out at least a few bigger pieces even then and take them to the clothes line to keep the process moving faster. That's so sweet about your son wanting your robe, it made me tear up. You're funny about shaving, who sees our legs anyway? Oh, I went out to catch chickens for someone in my shorts and boots, that had to be a sight to see.
HEchicken, what is paleo?
maidenwolf, have you harvested chicory? You will LOVE etsy maidenwolf, it's all handmade/homemade, craft, vintage. I love it because everything handmade on there was made with care and just beautiful things that are special and unique. How old is Beast? He has a baby face.
medawinks, my dd puts egg in her hair. Bath fizzies are easy to make for gifts.
Sharol, I'm done with Maytag as of the last few years and I've been done with GE. I won't so much as buy a GE lightbulb and I cringe when someone gets a test done at the hospital and they use GE equipment. GE turns my stomach, can you tell?
OMGosh Kansas Prairie, I didn't check to see how fast the wind is but it's horrendous. I can hear stuff hitting the house, the big swing blew over already the other swings have are now all wrapped around and tangled.
I haven't even set foot outside yet today, I have been cooking all day though. I'm looking for another cracker recipe, something sweetish with honey. It's supposed to get cold tonigh. We're having chicken and noodles, homemade noodles. There must be a fine line in when to process the chickens, the ones we did last month were tender these last two have been slightly tough.
Hope you have a beautiful evening Tweety.
Hi Marty. It seems we've had all kinds of fun topics going on here lately.
