http://www.painterofwords.com Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:39:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en BBC has done it again... http://www.painterofwords.com/?p=3899 Despite the fact that people place country music below heavy metal in terms of how it affects our ability to think and reason, my family listen to country music. We always have. Most are about someone dying, cheating, or leaving but there are a few that stick with you, like ... http://www.painterofwords.com/?p=3892 Once in a while there comes a movie that captivates me so and I can watch every minute of it twice and maybe three times in a very short time. From the cast, music, and simpleness of it, Friendly Persuasion is one of my favourite movies. It was made in ... http://www.painterofwords.com/?p=3838 From an 1895 book on life... Women Who Make the Best Wives 1. Conscious of the Duties of Her Sex. - A woman conscious of the duties of her sex, one who unflinchingly discharges the duties allotted to her by nature, would no doubt make a good wife. 2. Good Wives and Mothers. ... http://www.painterofwords.com/?p=3808 Today we attempted quite successfully our first homemade salve. We followed the directions from Shoshanna, who just had her little girl, and added our own ingredients. We enjoyed every minute of it and can't wait til we run out so we can conjure up another batch. The ingredients We had an almost ... http://www.painterofwords.com/?p=3786 Oliver is an indoor cat...much to his disappointment. To him, it's kind of boring. He has spent the warmer months wishing he was outside. The outside cats taunt him as they stretch in the sun. Sometimes the cats want inside when winter comes. He responds to their summer lounging by laying in front ... http://www.painterofwords.com/?p=3772 After the mini announcement of our homemade salves and soaps business we have also set the wheels in motion for our second home business; golf covers. After being contacted with someone through a friend, we sized and experimented to create our first golf covers for our customer. It will be ... http://www.painterofwords.com/?p=3746 A little secret we've been working on...a hobby business we plan on calling Maggie's Salves and Soaps. Can you guess what it is going to be? Yep, a little business of homemade soaps and herbal salves. We have plants ready for next year, quarts of dried herbs for the winter, ... http://www.painterofwords.com/?p=3720 The Wool Drying Basket The State Fair this year was wonderful! Both of my two projects (#1 and #2 ) received blue ribbons and one special merit. If you know anything about state fairs, at least in our state fair, a special merit really does mean special. It's difficult to obtain ... http://www.painterofwords.com/?p=3714 Red Clover Tea With our head over heals dive into herbs we've found plenty of wonderful things growing in our yard, garden, and favourite roadsides. God's mercies even in a simple plant is amazing, but then again, we have an awesome God don't we? Red Clover is a lot like alfalfa in ... http://www.painterofwords.com/?p=3702