the big snow

After my last post...the same day...this is what my office window looked like. Not to mention the rest of our yard and my poor little Prius almost buried. See below: middle photo.

I'm been absent from blogging because my only connection with the outside world was my iphone....so I did have access to some email. Cable out (no TV or internet 3 days) Electric out (just one day) Then...just when we thought is was all over ...the electric company came at 4 AM Tues. morning and decided to trim branches around our electric lines going to the house. On their way out it seems they hooked our cable and pulled it off the house. The poor thing laid in the street, dead, for 2 days. Finally last night in the dark the cable guy arrived and made everything right.

We still have lots of clean up in the yard. Not even sure how many trees are down. Maybe we'll replace those evergreens that used to border the road with Hydrangeas! No worries of them falling on the fence!

first snow

Just a light dusting yesterday, but it is the first snow of the season.

I'm exhausted from soapmaking this week and I've been thinking of some of the things I know or don't know about soapmaking, especially after my lye volcano this week.

1. Getting one (just 1) crystal of lye under your thumbnail while measuring sodium hydroxide without gloves is one of the MOST irritating and painful things.
2. No matter how many times you make the same batch of soap with the same recipe, there are so many variables...that something can still go wrong. Too much heat, too little heat, etc......
   
3. You don't need to wear a fragrance when you make soap. People always think you smell good. The bank teller says my deposits smell good...
4. I really DO love making soap!

But right now...I'd rather be back on the ship with one of these!!