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Month: June 2011

  • Soap Making

    Soap Making

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    Nerdbilly

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    Handmade goat’s milk soap is something we’ve said we would make once the girls started milking, and I think we are finally going to be able to start doing that soon! I’ve been doing a lot of reading about cold process soap making, and from what I’ve seen, The Soap Maker’s Companion seems to be…

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  • Turtle Visitor

    Turtle Visitor

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    Nerdbilly

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    Another weekend come and gone – I took quite a few photos which I’ll share here. Really, I did mean to get this done yesterday, but it was chaotic, and included my truck stranding me at the feed store. Thankfully, George was able to swing by on his way home from work and wait with…

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  • New Birdie Babies!

    New Birdie Babies!

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    Nerdbilly

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    How was your holiday weekend? Ours was quite the rollercoaster ride, starting with a visit to the emergency room on Friday evening.  I was putting away my favorite mixing bowl, a Fire King Chanticleer style (with the awesome rooster and fruit pattern) and it started to topple. So of course, I attempted to catch it, and…

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