Grapes!
Mostly wild ones, rather than the cultivated. The wild are tart and full of seeds, so this time around I decided to use the juicer. Worked great! Very little waste, and the only tedious part was working the thick juice through a sieve to get thin juice, and paste. The discard went to the chickens.
Mugwort
Grows everywhere, can be used instead of hops to make gruit beer, and amongst other things, used as an infusion, for soapmaking purposes.
Elderberries
Separated the berries from the twigs, and cooked down for a few hours. In the fridge, and will process further in a few days after the tedious dread of it has faded. 😀
Baseboard trim for soap lab
Cutting all the pieces to go at the bottom of the base cabinets, 2 coats of blue enamel.
Azomite clay
In organizing all the ingredients in the soap lab, did a bit of research in how to use azomite. As a bath soak, foot soak, and even internally (in a glass of water, the heavy metals sink to the bottom, which should be left) Also used as a soil amender.
Night, night!
Noticed that once in a while Rajah sneaks into the guest room to have a good night's rest.
Vanessa virginiences, or American Lady on Liatrus Spicata, or Button Snakewort.
Both Native
There are a lot of expressions that we hear now and then; most we think we know the origin of, some we don't. For the most part we just don't ponder the origin of commonplace expressions because they are... common. The first thing I discovered when beginning to read this little gem of a book, was not only hadn't I considered where many common sayings come from, but my preconceived idea of their origin was actually wrong! Kinda embarrassing, but guessing I may not be alone in this. I thought it would be of value then to share some tidbits from this book. Audio format is nice, as you can multitask while listening to this. This is my first attempt at recording reading a book, so any constructive criticism is welcome!
There are a lot of expressions that we hear now and then; most we think we know the origin of, some we don't. For the most part we just don't ponder the origin of commonplace expressions because they are... common. The first thing I discovered when beginning to read this little gem of a book, was not only hadn't I considered where many common sayings come from, but my preconceived idea of their origin was actually wrong! Kinda embarrassing, but guessing I may not be alone in this. I thought it would be of value then to share some tidbits from this book. Audio format is nice, as you can multitask while listening to this. This is my first attempt at recording reading a book, so any constructive criticism is welcome!
There are a lot of expressions that we hear now and then; most we think we know the origin of, some we don't. For the most part we just don't ponder the origin of commonplace expressions because they are... common. The first thing I discovered when beginning to read this little gem of a book, was not only hadn't I considered where many common sayings come from, but my preconceived idea of their origin was actually wrong! Kinda embarrassing, but guessing I may not be alone in this. I thought it would be of value then to share some tidbits from this book. Audio format is nice, as you can multitask while listening to this. This is my first attempt at recording reading a book, so any constructive criticism is welcome!
Cool! I've never noticed galls on staghorn sumac. Location: SE NH.
Melaphis rhois on Rhus typhina
https://bygl.osu.edu/node/1112
Happy garden with all the heat, humidity, and occasional rain.
I made a yummy zucchini chocolate bread for my sister's visit. Going to air fry some of what I just picked.
