::Measuring-Mixing-Pouring
Making soap! Ive been wanting to try this for a good while but put it off because I couldn't find the ingredients and was rather terrified of lye. Finally Ive done it and so far so good I think. I made it last night and it has solidified. I will cut it tonight. Yippee my very own natural hand made soap that doesn't cost $5 a bar.
Although I will miss my goat milk soap that I get from the local craft co-op. Isn't it cute (this bar has seen some use but you get the idea)
::Enjoying the light and warmth of early summer
::Occupying this side of the couch
::Loving magic loop knitting and all I can do with it
::Wishing that big ripe tomato was from my garden.
Ive had a few beauties so far though so I cant complain.
::Discovering beets that id half forgotten about
(oh that's right, underneath those beet leaves that our budgies and chickens love to gobble, there are actually some...beets! who would have thought)
They were ready to be picked diced and roasted up for with our barbecue lunch!
::Enjoying the pretty little cucumber plants that have begun flowering. After seeing the large zucchini and pumpkin flowers for the last month or so these tiny cucumber flowers look adorable. Id love to bring them inside and put them in a vase if I weren't so eagerly the delish veg the flowers promise
::Noticing that some little pumpkins have begun to form!
::Eating a lot of tabbouleh to make use of the ever abundant parsley. Yum!
11 comments:
Those beets look delicious.
I love magic loop too, I far prefer it to DPNs. Soap looks great too, such a good idea to make your own.
I made soap once years ago and really want to make it again. As if I need another hobby though!
Magic Loop is on my list to learn after short rows. The thought of little pokey dpn's dorsn't make me want to knit in the round at all!
what a productive week! what great Knitted veg. love it!!
The soap looks beautiful. You are so productive! I am jealous of your pumpkins... mine have stunted... not sure what I did wrong! xo m.
Love your basket of veggies!!! And your garden is looking great! (I'm already dreaming of next year--what will go where--hopefully a better yield than last year; we were very very wet and much rotted)
What did you put in your soap?? Looks lovely. I've only done plain (or oatmeal) lye soap--really is the best (homemade, that is!!!)
Soap looks wonderful! Your little veggies are adorable!
The soap is pretty awesome, so is your garden!
I also LOVE magic loop...nothing better!
Oh my, it's all happening over at your place!! Those beets look wonderful and tasty and I am really impressed with your soap. Like you I've always been a bit afraid to try soap making but it's on my list of things to try .......one day!
I've been wanting to make soap, but have not ventured yet. But I have made my own lip balm recently, and it was so great to make it instead of buying it!
The zucchini flower is so pretty! Did you know you can eat them? Stuff with cheese, coat in batter and gently fry. It's an italian recipe and it's actually quite delicious ;)
your soap looks so cute with that goat on it! everything looks so nice, your garden, the basket of darling knitted veggies and your blanket. and your lunch, yum!
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