I meant to write about this yesterday but ran out of time. I have been trying out using baking soda as a natural deodorant, but found it was too irritating to my skin after a couple of days. So I ended up mixing baby powder with it at a ratio of 2/1, 2 being the powder and 1 the baking soda. That worked perfectly! I got to test run it yesterday morning when I did something pretty stupid.
I’ll post my little story later on today.
I have just finished reading about 10 different blogs that were very interesting as well as entertaining. It’s now time to get off my derriere and eat lunch, pick up some items at the store and get alot done around the house. Plus I want to get outside and back before it hits 100 degrees. It’s 94 right now. Can you say “McSteamy”? lol
I’ll be back later.
I saw the neatest little ticker on someone else’s blog and had to have it! It’s a weight loss tracker! So, I went to TickerFactory.com and made my own. It’s on my iGoogle page, but not here yet on my blog. I guess I need to purchase enough credits to change the CSS.
Hmm, maybe I can just post it here for now!
As you can see, I have a ways to go to get to my goal, but, I will complete this goal! YeeHaW
The temp is now 88, high today as stated earlier this morning was supposed to be 96. Wrong! High was 102 @ 4:22pm. Had to turn the misters on @ about 2ish for the chickens and rabbit. I have to say though, it did start cooling down alot earlier than yesterday, so I only had the misters on for a couple of hours.
I picked up some water hyacinths from someone a couple of streets over from me, saw them on Craig’s List. Put them in the frog pond, will take a pic tomorrow and post it. I will try to get the froggies in the pic however this is not soooo easy! : )
It’s just 2 minutes shy of 10:00am here on this sunny morning. Thankfully the temp is a wonderful 75 with a high of 96 forecast. Yesterday was brutal, 102 for most of the day. Had to run the mister for the chickens and rabbit. Everybody else stayed in the house! : )
Last night, I read a book named “The Amish Cook, Recollections and Recipes from an Old Order Amish Family”. The Authors: Elizabeth Coblentz with Kevin Williams. This is not your average cookbook. Yes, it’s filled with recipes but it’s also filled with lovely recollections that really make you feel like Elizabeth is a good friend.
This morning I went online to check out the website: TheAmishCook.com after a couple of incorrect sites, I found the right one and just imagine my dismay at finding out Elizabeth passed away in 2002. I literally almost started crying. I had felt such a connection to her through this book, how can it be that she’s gone? The book was published before her death in 2002.
Evidently while at a book signing she was feeling unwell and passed away from an aortic aneuryism. I have no idea what this woman looked like when she was alive as The Amish do not believe in having their photo taken. Yet, I feel like I’m missing a family member. She also had written a column that was carried by over 100 newspapers. One of her daughters, Lovina has taken up that position now and writes the column. Please check it out! Here’s the site: The Amish cook, click: new.
I had checked this book out of the library and am now going to buy it. This is one I need for my own personal library.
♥ I love Fridays! Yes, I am a DE (Domestic Engineer) and I STILL love Fridays! Just something about them just brightens the day! Speaking of day, it’s a beautiful day today!
Just thought I’d share how much I really enjoy reading some of the blogs out there in the blogosphere. I love getting a peak into life across these great United States and beyond! There’s happiness, funny stuff, interesting, educating, saddening, heartwarming and downright goosebump inducing out there.
First posting on this blog, it’s been years since I’ve actually had a “blog”….back in the day, in 1997 they weren’t called Blogs yet, the name of my homepage was “Purpleskye’s Lair”. Hehehe It was quite dramatic and very cool, I had several pages attached to it, music playing, lightening flashing, castle style walls and medieval tones. Sure wish I had kept that, just to reflect on. Hmmm.
Anyways, I hope to keep up to date with the goings on around Wisteria Hill (yes, I’ve named our humble abode) here in Folsom. Also, I will get a picture up of Wisteria, instead of the Morning Glory I have growing in my yard. I just really like that pic of the Morning Glory, it looks like it’s glowing.
I’m off to bed now, nite nite folks…
