There have been recipes through the years that I've posted for homemade laundry detergent but I was reminded last night that I've probably never posted the one I use for HE washers. The recipe is here. I don't change anything but if I'm washing a load of clothes Vince has worn outside while working and they're really dirty, I'll add a tablespoon of extra Borax to the washer. I would give you my ...
Snack Cabinets
Vince was wanting to go to town this morning. Yesterday I made the mistake of showing him that there was no chicken of any kind at most of the Walmarts in town. I was going to make food for Rita today and I have a package of chicken in the freezer. I always buy another one when I use one but . . I am not desperate for a package of chicken. I can use canned chicken if I have to but by the time I ...
Canning Enchilada Meat
I'm never 100% comfortable having freezers full of food. Yes, I do it but there's always the thought in the back of my head -- what happens if . .? The power could go out. We have generators but what if we can't get fuel? We have propane powered generators which are our first choice but what if the propane guys can't get here to fill the tank? We have gasoline powered generators but don't like ...
The One Length Project
The one length didn't even finish two letters yesterday. I think I'm going to do two lengths on these big letters. I like more progress than this. That's what I'm going to do - two lengths unless I'm in a bind for time and then I'll just do one, at least on these big letters. You would think one length would take the same amount of time no matter what I'm stitching but those boring boxy ...
Sunday Stitch Results
Here's where I left off last Sunday: Here's what I got done yesterday. My goal since I started this project is to get over to the house so I could stitch that red house. I made it there yesterday. I stitched the line under the trees and that gave me the position for the picket fence and then the house. I also stitched the snow on one of the trees. This is a hard project for ...
24 Hours of Cross Stitching
Friday through Sunday was the quarterly 24 Hours of Cross Stitching. I gave it my best shot but didn't quite make it. After getting in only 5 hours on Friday, I doubted I would be able to do it. Saturday I didn't have as much time as I had hoped. In fact, I had done a bit over 6 hours and put everything away to go to bed and remembered I hadn't stitched my one thread. That got me to 7 hours for ...