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We didn’t get to jam today as it was too wet to get strawberries today, but we hope to make some of our legendarily awesome strawberry with balsamic vinegar jam by the end of the month! Want to see our past adventures in jamming, canning, and ice cream making? Jamming 2012: Strawberries!2011: What I did...
As I mentioned a few weeks ago, there are no old posts on this blog! But sometimes interesting discussion on not-so-recent posts get lost, so I thought I’d share a few I’ve seen this week… Looking for some ideas on tools you can use to mix your products? Check out the discussion in this post – Creating...
I see it all the time, someone commenting that a post that isn’t from the last few months is an “old post”. There are no old posts! I receive comments on all of them, and respond when I get a chance or thank someone for their thoughts. I want every post on this blog to...
Thanks to everyone for the kind words and well wishes about my back and my exam. My back is feeling better – it’s all about the piriformis muscle right now, and I’m working on stretching and not doing too much every day, which is really boring! – and my exam went well. These are two...
Don’t put your iPhone or iPad charger in your mouth. It doesn’t taste very good. Coconut oil really is awesome for hair! Inexpensive and well studied, try it neat in your hair before washing. If you have oily hair like me, don’t get it too close to your scalp. Before you run out and buy...