Pioneer Woman at Heart

  I finally got a day to make a batch of homemade "neosporin" and some lemon balm lip balm.  The infused oil recipe for the "neosporin" is online .  The recipe for the lip balm is on Mountain Rose Herbs blog , but I make a lemon balm oil infusion vs. calendula. Did some laundry, dishes, and did some tidying in the kitchen. I finally finished making these ornaments.  The instructions are on my S.C.R.A.P. Blogspot . Extreme clean update:  I finally found a person to pick up the scrap stained glass.  First person never showed up.  All of the craft glitter is leaving the house.  Daughter T is taking it all. One pair of sweatpants left the house too. Took this photo the day before the snow arrived.  Dolly Carton was enjoying her dirt bath.  Just a happy photo to share with y'all.  

I took advantage of a few warm sunny days to infuse medicinal oil for homemade "Neosporin." I was able to find organic ginger root recently, so some was grated and dehydrated, and some was put in the freezer for winter. I put in an order for Thrift books, but one that was in my cart is no longer available.  I guess I will try for that one at a late date. I spent a bit of time on the phone calling places.  I had to call the hardware store and tell them why we haven't been in to pick up the new shower, so they are taking note. It's already paid for, just waiting for us to pick it up.   I decided to not can Port Wine jelly at all this year.  If you have a tried and true (and easy) recipe that used port wine, please share.  Of course we could drink it too. The car finally (finally) was towed to our repair guy, however, the car we sold to our 21 year-old is acting up again.  Our biker friend is coming over today to replace the plugs.  Praying that's al...