I get my lye at Ace Hardware. A while back I posted some photos of the soap I made.
http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=5864
and on entry # 8, the last one on that thread, there are websites for the recipe and instruction.
I found it to be a pretty easy process. but you have...
Today I changed out my coop decor. I took down the snowflakes and snowmen, and put out spring flowers!!
Oh, I missed taking down that plastic from the front window!! I will have to do that tomorow.
While I was outside today, thinking about enlarging my chicken run. I heard these loud...
Sunday was a sort of cloudy day, cool and just perfect for a motorcycle ride. We went with a small group from the "Freewheelers."
I don't know how many of you have been to Arizona, but here in the desert, we have lots of sand and cactus! What is interesting is that on one side of the road, it...
This is for my grandaughter Jolina who will be 8 years old the end of this month. I thought this was cute fabric. It is a new pattern this time.
Here is a close up of the bib and pockets.
This is Shadow, two years ago, she gave birth to four kids. This will be her third birth.
She looks so uncomfortable! She waddles now when she walks.
and I took this photo of Little Joe, I was cleaning up and put some hay for them in the concrete well cap, I don't know if you can tell, but...
I know some people who raise "Nigerian Dwarf" goats...
Are they the same as "Pygmy" Goats?
Here is a sample udder of their goats. I think they wouldn't be that hard to milk.
Both the Nubian goats I milk have really short teats. They have only been bred twice now. Maybe the teats will get...
Little Joe is a big 9 weeks old now. He has grown quite a bit!
Here he is getting a little drink
Look how tiny he was 1/24/11 at three days old.
Shadow did something funny today. She used an old piece of concrete as a chin rest.
The piece of concrete at some point was used to support a...
Hmmm, my milk goes "goaty" after about three days in the fridge. I don't know what to say, I do know the "musk" from a male can permeate many things....
I will save some time and paste in a post on Facebook from my sister in law. My brother was in a car accident on Friday.
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For those of my friends that are wondering what happened, Harri was on his way to AZ and fell asleep at the wheel and rolled his vehicle. He...
My cousin is getting married, in a few days now. She will soon have two young step daughters.
I decided as a wedding gift to make them matching aprons.
Here are the two I have done so far... I used an Aunt Martha iron on design.
I used a combination of embroidery and applique on the designs...