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Hi, I'm Dave and thanks for visiting. I garden in Zone 6b in southern Indiana, and I blog here about gardening, nature and food.
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Homemade: A Tradition of Christmas Ornaments
Regular readers may remember that making Christmas ornaments is a tradition here at Happy Acres. I’ve been making them since I was a teenager, and it actually was sort of a family tradition back then with my mother and several … Continue reading
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Homemade: 2011 Christmas Ornaments
As is our custom, my wife and made Christmas ornaments this year. But we did something a little different for 2011: we made them together! We had a lot of fun making these ornaments. I got the basic idea from … Continue reading
Homemade: Ornaments Of Christmas Past
I’ve been making Christmas ornaments ever since I was a teenager. My mother and several of my aunts made them too, so you could say it was a family tradition. Here’s a selection of some of the ones I’ve made … Continue reading
A Year of Soap, For A Few Hours Of Effort
In February last year we began making cold process soap for our own use and to give away to friends and family. We started out with easy to make soaps, then as we gained confidence and experience we started making … Continue reading
Lavender Goat Milk Soap Update
The Lavender Goat Milk soap we made last week has been cut and is now curing in the basement. Cold process soap needs to cure to allow the PH to stabilize, and for some of the water to evaporate. The … Continue reading
