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I have always been interested in spinning. Even as a kid I would go near someone who was spinning and examine the wheel and watch the process closely. Maybe it was the treadle, maybe it was the whorl spinning around, maybe it was the spinner sitting there making yarn out of a pile of wool...

I have saved a 5 gal. bucket of fresh ashes from our wood stove. I would like to try to make my own lye from it for making soap. Can anyone dive me instructions on how this is done? Thanks.

Emerald's thread has me thinking about getting a KitchenAid mixer for our kitchen (where else, silly?). But they are soooo expensive and I need to really seriously weigh the pros and cons of this kind of purchase as we are on a very strict budget. DW makes pies, cakes, and other misc. pastries...

Here is an article from a military news publication. I received it from a relative this morning. I know it's a long read so I have highlighted several key points. Enjoy. What does it take to get your name on the no-fly list in America? Apparently you only need to be classified as a prepper...

I just have to tell you guys about some friends of ours. Now these are seemingly normal folks from the city who retired to the rural country to enjoy their gardening and the smell of fresh air and cow/pig manure. I'm guessing they are 62 to 65 years old. Pretty nice folks. Both have...

A year or two ago we had several discussions about kefir here. It seemed that many sang the praises of it so I tried it too. After several tries I abandoned my efforts because everything I made tasted awful. Just last week I decided to give it one more try. I have my jar of grains in very...

It is a disturbing indicator when a state is fearful of a major economic crisis. Click here for article.

with excitement!!! Our son is home from from Afghanistan!!! He got here yesterday. He spent a week in the hospital in Germany on his way home due to a woundhe got just north of Kabul only two days before heading for home.Bummer. He hasto go back to Camp LeJune next week. he has 1 mor year to...

Christmas day. I was here a few days ago but did not figur out how to type amesage. Neighbor help today. I'm getting better and I can walk good now with cane Lots of hard work becoming a person again. I will try to come here to say hello sometimes. My brain doesnt want to work too good...

This forums thing is all new to me and it's been difficult learning how to do this but I'll try. My dad, Boogity is sitting next to me here at the computer. He has received several notices by email that there are private messages here for him. I finally figured out to get to the messages and...

We do not really have a place for this kind of stuff so I picked this forum. Some of you know that I have been volunteering at a soup kitchen for several years two days a week. I used to take lots of eggs in every week but due to gov. regulations I had to stop giving the eggs to the kitchen so...

We have gone through many changes in our chicken population over the past three years. There was a time when I provided 6 to 8 dozen eggs to our soup kitchen every week. But the stupid government got in the way and now the soup kitchen MUST purchase those sickening white eggs with almost clear...

A woman and a baby were in the doctor's examining room, waiting for the doctor to come in for the baby's first exam. The doctor arrived, and examined the baby, checked his weight, and being a little concerned, asked if the baby was breast-fed or bottle-fed. 'Breast-fed,' she replied.. 'Well...

I think this one is about the most in-your-face packaging scheme. I have seen ads on TV about the new Hershey's Kisses with air bubbles. They show two lovely ladies enjoying the chocolate like it's something wonderful. They have taken some of the milk chocolate out and pumped air into each...

Take a few minutes break today and breathe deep while you watch this little video. It's not a new one but it's a good one. FDNY

I have always done our car and truck maintenance. I guess it's a carryover from my teen days in the early '60s when it was necessary in order for me to have any kind of vehicle. I have been very diligent about oil changes, tire rotations, tune-ups, and fixing many small issues with our...

I found this list in a Wallstreet Journal publication last week. I think the list is interesting. Whether these changes are good or bad depends in part on how we learn to adapt. What do you think? Nine items that will probably disappear in our lifetime. 1. The Post Office - Get ready to...

The temperature got up to 97F here today so I decided to stop work on my new chicken coop this morning and take a road trip to the Cincinnati Habitat for Humanity Restore. Never been there before. I called my buddy and we headed east. It was kind of a long drive (1.5 hr.) in my old beat up...

This is not a new one but I still love it. click here

I know there is a way to do this but I cannot remember. I have a small glass thermometer with red fluid. The fluid inside has separated and I cannot read it anymore. I have tried to sling it like a nurse would do before taking your temp. but there are air bubbles still in there. Any...