by Daisy | Jan 29, 2013 | Body Care, Household
One of the best parts of blogging is the people you “meet” along the way, irrespective of geographical and other barriers. One of those people is Paula Normandale. She is an English herbalist and she has been helping me find my way through this...
by Ivory Soap | Jan 21, 2013 | Household, Simple & Frugal
If you’ve known me for more than a month, you know I can’t stick to a schedule. Every month I find a new and different way to plan something that I then end up disobeying. I love to stitch, but if I make a*goal* to stitch so many times a week, I WILL NOT...
by Ivory Soap | Jan 8, 2013 | Cleaning Products, Household
When I tried to clean out my dishwasher filter, I mistook the float for the drain. When I yanked, it broke. So, in the end I had a fabulously clean dishwasher that didn’t work; I was right in the middle freezer cooking. That explains the above pile of...
by Daisy | Nov 18, 2012 | Body Care, Garden, Household, Plants & Uses
Continuing my tincture-making spree, I made rosemary tincture. Rosemary is an herbal powerhouse. It contains antioxidants, known to combat free radicals. I’d heard about free radicals and antioxidants forever, but never knew quite what they were so I looked it...
by Daisy | Nov 12, 2012 | Body Care, Household
I’ve been on a tincture rampage lately. I suppose it’s fear-based. Fear of wintertime illnesses, nemeses that steal weeks of otherwise productive, if chilly, pursuits, replacing them with hacking cough/mouth-breathing misery. Also, I ain’t getting...
by Ivory Soap | Oct 4, 2012 | Household, Kids' Stuff
I worked for ages trying to find out WHY all of the recipes online for water colors use a mixture of acid and base. It didn’t seem to make sense. But, when I tried the recipes with and without the fizzy reaction, the fizzies were far superior paints. Less...
