Homemade, chemical-free shampoo
I decided to try a little a experiment this week after stumbling across an idea for homemade shampoo. For the most part I use commercial shampoo that’s on the organic/natural end of the spectrum...
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Dragonfly: March 1996-August 2011
Today was a very sad day. Due to her eye cancer, we had to put down my beloved cow Dragonfly (a.k.a. Drags, a.k.a Draggie Babes), who is pretty much the love of my life....
Market Day
I made a new record this weekend, cramming 27 flower bouquets into one tiny car, and I still had room to drive!
The Stand is Open!
Ok, the corn is finally ripe so the stand is now officially open. As it’s so dry (the pumpkins are actually turning orange already because they’re so stressed from lack of water) and since everything is...
Olive Oil Soap
Well, I’m getting closer. This was my second try at a batch if oilve oil soap, and while it didn’t exactly work out, I think I’m getting closer. I used a bar of olive...
Downtown Art Show
It was the street arts festival in Canandaigua today, so after the market I parked my car (under the pavillion where I already was because I knew there wouldn’t be another parking space for...
Squirrel Deterrent
It happens every year, the nuts on Gramma’s trees and the fruit in our are little orchard are growing beautifully. They get just about ripe, and suddenly BAM! they’re gone. Where have they gone,...
Simple Pleasures Project, Day 23
Well, I’m 23 days into The Simple Pleasures Project, and I’m loving it. It’s amazing the way it really makes one realize just how many of the little things we take for granted. Fortunately,...
Making a Fairy Part 2: The Dress
For the fairy dress, I had a fair bit of white satin leftover from a wedding gown I’d done last year, so I made the fairy dress out of that. I double-layered it on...
Making a Fairy Part 1: The Wings
It has to be said that wings are the most important part of a fairy costume. The wings are what really prompt the fairy response. Working off the sketch I was given, I fashioned...
