I thought I’d give you a glimpse of what’s growing here at Happy Acres. If you’ve not entered my giveaway, be sure to check out the last post. Deadline is tomorrow at 8 am CST. I also returned from the International Quilt Show and I have pictures to share which I plan to post tomorrow.…
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Soap Making Demo
Dave and I hosted a soap making demo at our home a couple of weeks ago for the Evansville Homesteading Co-Op. Lisa Garrett, the “Party Crasher” with the Warrick Section of the Evansville Courier & Press joined us covering our fun time. Her article and pictures were in the paper Friday. Unfortunately, there is no…
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Well, we are back to making some soap. Our supply from last year has been given away or we’ve used most of it so we’re on to another couple batches. Hubby blogged about it here. We made our first 100% olive oil soap. Since we need to wait a little while before we try to…
Read MoreA Surprise and More
Yesterday I took a walk around Happy Acres with my camera. Spotting these surprises made my day. I usually don’t spot these until they are all blooming. Been drying a lot of tomatoes. I’ve got a whole countertop full to work on this morning. I snapped a couple shots before they went in to the…
Read MoreHarvesting Lovely Lavender
Well, yesterday I harvested two of my Grosso plants and Dave’s Dilly. Now I’m singing the “Dilly, dilly” song again! Even though it was overcast, the bumble bees were a buzzing, but they let me harvest the Grosso. Then on to bundle and hang in the garage. Then to harvest the Dilly and hang it.…
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