guest post by Stephanie Shepler Harren Different Kinds of Soaps In general there are four different kinds of soaps that can be made. I am going to talk about three of these: melt and pour, hot process, cold process. Cold process is what we use here on the farm. Melt and Pour This process is […]
Lockdown Day 19: The Problem with Scientific Data (or Bats, Broccoli, and Hospital Stats)
The trouble with evaluating data Remember the phrase two wrongs don’t make a right? This holds true when try to evaluate scientific data. Or maybe it could be said that just because one person is wrong, that doesn’t make the other person right. There can be a lot of wrong answers to the same question. […]
Lockdown Day 16: Online Pinochle Card Game
My husband grew up playing pinochle. He taught the kids from a young age, but I am not a game player. I was not interested, but he talked me into learning about 5 years ago. Now I really enjoy it! This has come in handy as a way to spend time with family remotely this […]
Lockdown Days 14 – 15: Sew a Child’s Play Cape in a Day
I estimate it took me 6 hours to complete the child’s play cape. That includes creating durable, reusable pattern pieces for the project, because I have five more little granddaughters that will get one of these for their birthdays this year! Although there are directions in the book, I discovered some things along the way […]
Lockdown Day 12: Laughing at Zombies in Chinese
One big game of Rumor There is a lot of doomsday talk going around. Anxiety, worry, panic. Fear. It would be easy to slip into and, to tell the truth, has grabbed at my ankles a few times. But I don’t want to live in fear. I am evaluating what is going on around me, […]