Now that the season will soon be upon us I need to move some blackberries out of that prime real estate known as the freezer. Last year I found a way to use up some of those blackberries by making Blackberry Syrup which we enjoyed all summer long. I’m writing about this now since the [...]
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Third Soap – Citrus Coffee Hand Soap
Posted in Recipes, crafts, gardening, soap making on Mar 7th, 2010
Below you will find our recipe. I’ve included the percentages so if you want to make a bigger batch, you can enter these numbers into the calculator.
A note with dealing with lye. Caution needs to be taken when using this. We open our kitchen window to give the room ventilation during the soap making, even [...]
Looking for spring
Posted in Photography, gardening on Feb 21st, 2010
I decided yesterday, when the air temp had elevated to 56 degrees and the sun was shining, I’d grab my jacket and head on outside to see if I could find spring.
I am happy to report that I did find some signs of spring. I also found some work that was not taken care of [...]
Snowy Morning
Posted in Photography, Ramblings, gardening on Feb 9th, 2010
We woke up this morning to another 4 or so inches of snow. Even though I’m ready for spring, it was a beautiful sight.
I couldn’t believe all of the Cardinals at the feeders. They stuck out against all of the snow.
Wordless Wednesday: Summer's Colors
Posted in Photography, gardening, wordless wednesday on Jan 27th, 2010
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Today is one of those days for getting ready for the new year. After we took down and put away our Christmas decorations, I checked in the workshop on the irises I potted for next year’s Master Gardeners’ sale. I like to pot them up in fall when I still can identify them. I’ll write [...]
Well, I finally did it – I put away one of my gadgets – the dehydrator. It’s been sitting on the corner of the kitchen counter since spring. I know it should have been put away a month or so, but as long as it’s out, in my mind it’s still summer!
The Excalibur is a [...]
I love making these gifts from our garden and there is even some left for me to enjoy!


