Soapy weekend

Our friend Chris came over on Saturday and we had some soapy fun!  I have definitely not been keeping up with my soap-making and my inventory is seriously depleted.  I am freezing some goat’s milk in exact amounts for the recipe I use on a regular basis, so I am prepared in case I really [...]

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Maine Fiber Arts Tour Weekend 2011

We have been in real need of some serious rain for awhile, but I am sorry it had to take out the final day of the tour weekend.  Not really take it out, but it was so drippy and full of mosquitoes up in the tent near the top of the driveway, that I moved [...]

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Found it!

Well, I didn’t find it, John did.  I can’t believe it!  The mixing arm from the stick blender :*) He was waiting for a call-back on parts for the John Deere tractor (I can’t even go there right now; things like this always happen when we don’t have much money!) and was getting cardboard and [...]

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Soap part 2

Today we helped out at another shearing in the area and when I got home at noontime I decided it was time to cut the soap.  After 48 hours it was looking and smelling very lovely in the molds out in the mudroom.  It had done its thing with the cooling and felt smooth and [...]

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Soapy Thursday

Yesterday was soap day.  I have not made any in quite awhile and our friend Chris wanted to come by and help out.   I keep about 10 half gallons of goat milk in the freezer for the winter and projects like this.  I had intended to be making soap at least once a month during [...]

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Soaping up!

I seem to be falling off the blog wagon this past week or two.  It’s been a very busy time.  Butcher dates, and all sorts of farm things like moving sheep fencing in 98% humidity… not my favorite thing to do on a fairly steep hill!  But it got done.  The really exciting thing that [...]

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