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Here are a few more ideas on how to use the ingredients we covered in the other day’s post! (Sorry for the lateness of the posts, but for some strange reason I’ve decided to start sleeping in until around 9:00!) Cromollient SCE can be used as an emollient and emulsifier. Here are a few ideas of how...
Wow, I’m posting this late, but I slept in this morning until 9:00! I’m such a rebel! Next I’ll be staying up past midnight, doing my crosswords in pen, and drinking milk straight out of the carton! (Okay, I won’t be doing the last thing as I’m lactose intolerant, but it’s the thought that counts,...
My iPod touch and phone were stolen from my purse during a craft group tonight. I know who did it – he isn’t one of my regular kids – but there’s nothing that can be done as no one actually saw him do it, according to the police. I won’t be getting either of them...
I asked the question – why did I buy that again? – and you answered with your list of ingredients you purchased for some project or recipe, the reason for which is lost in the mists of time! I thought I’d take a look at an ingredient one day, then how we’d use it in a...
For the first time in two years, I missed a day, then I missed another. And the only reason I’m not counting today as a missed post day is thanks to this one (but I don’t think this one really counts). I’m having trouble finding inspiration from the how to duplicate things series. I had...