tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055330933900013377.post3658603810517198355..comments2024-03-12T00:33:24.839-07:00Comments on Homemaking on the Homestead: Gathering Our Winter WoodCrystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621490444516696992noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055330933900013377.post-82627947179562300562006-07-27T10:40:18.000-07:002006-07-27T10:40:18.000-07:00Thanks for the reminder that we need to get to wor...Thanks for the reminder that we need to get to work on this. We did NOT insulate the shed/barn/cabin we built to live in last summer so we burn many many cords of wood. I couldn't believe we still needed to make fires in the mornings clear until the end of June! Now, how to get it all collected and find a place to keep it while also building our septic system (yes we're doing it ourselves!) so we can have a flush potty next winter..........<br><br>DarcyDarcynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055330933900013377.post-48128722370896508582006-07-27T11:36:31.000-07:002006-07-27T11:36:31.000-07:00Loved today's blog. That's hard work. We...Loved today's blog. That's hard work. We were blessed several months ago with lots of wood for the winter. We use our fireplace that has a blower on it. I'm looking forward to those days and nights that lay ahead!southernbellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055330933900013377.post-77822661520713372792006-07-27T14:34:14.000-07:002006-07-27T14:34:14.000-07:00Crystal, You all are doing great with getting you...Crystal,<br><br> You all are doing great with getting your winter wood. Jacob and Isaac are great helpers. We need to get busy on this ourselves. We have about 5 big oak trees on the ground from the logging company being here and they all need to be cut up and split.<br><br>Hard work, but so worth it for a warm winter.<br><br>Love to all my friend,<br><br>CathyCathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055330933900013377.post-30214224138041390152006-07-27T16:02:11.000-07:002006-07-27T16:02:11.000-07:00Hello Miss Crystal! My modem died Monday night an...Hello Miss Crystal! My modem died Monday night and I am just not getting 'round to thanking you for the lye links! Thank you SO much. I found one that will work for me. :) <br><br><br>You want to hear something really funny. I have been making soap for nearly 4 years now. Although the basic steps are the same, there are many variations of all the in betweens. I have never read before how you, Crystal, makes soap. I just read your directions for making soap and it was like I had typed it! LOL Don'tcha lovvve the smell of freshly made soap, even before you add anything to it. One of the similarities is that I do not add any coloring. As soon as some funds come in, I am stocking up on my top six or so favorite fragrances and get to work. For a good long time I made tons of soap and then sort of slowed down last late Winter and Spring. But, the bug has rebitten (a word? lol) and I am rarin' to go. What fun it would be to make soap together. :)<br><br><br>Well, Miss Crystal, you have a fabTABulous day! Warmly, RobinRobinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055330933900013377.post-78794763483556929282006-07-27T16:06:01.000-07:002006-07-27T16:06:01.000-07:00We even buy our fragrances from the same place and...We even buy our fragrances from the same place and bought the same graphics! *big grins"Robinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055330933900013377.post-91618144052125466572006-07-28T04:17:27.000-07:002006-07-28T04:17:27.000-07:00Looks like your making good headway. When We get ...Looks like your making good headway. When We get our homestead (Lord willing) we are looking into wood heat. And solar panels as well. <br><br><br>It must be a very fullfilling feeling to provide what your family needs with your own hands. : )<br><br><br>God Bless,<br><br>TammyTChannel4noreply@blogger.com