True Health Care Reform
November 9, 2009
Update: After writing this post I was asked to submit it to the weekly blog carnival Prevention Not Prescriptions at The Kathleen Show. Speaking of Kathleen, she is the writer & director behind the movie Side Effects, a great flick that we watched a couple years ago. Having had no ...
A failed batch of peppermint mocha cheesecake ~ and other soapy fun
November 8, 2009
I made my Christmas gift soap this week. Problem is I won't be giving it for gifts. What I had planned to be such a luscious soap - peppermint scented, coffee and cocoa for color with chunks of real chocolate turned out crumbly and is now getting all white and ...
My first professional project
November 6, 2009
I feel a little silly putting this out there because I'll probably look back in a couple years and shake my head. You know how when you start doing something you are so proud of your achievements and then as you get more skilled you feel foolish about your early ...
4 Steps to Making Homemade Soap
November 6, 2009
I've been blogging for many years and for a couple of those years I went through a soap phase, writing about soap making. This is one of those posts. I still make my own soap but I don't write about it much these days. Some of the information may be ...
these golden days
November 4, 2009
In the past few days I've noticed that although the night comes so soon now (it's dark when we sit down to eat supper) the days have been lovely and golden. Gone are the fiery reds and in their place are burnished coppers, yellow and bronze. These golden days.
my first knitting project ~ done
November 3, 2009
It only took me 8 months but I'm done my first ever knitting project, a little shoulder shawl. SouleMama talked about this pattern ages ago and I fell in love with the striped effect and thought "that's looks easy enough for me to do." Well it was easy, but time ...
Traveling light and on the cheap
November 2, 2009
Owning a good tent is the best investment we made in traveling lightly and cheaply.
