HOMEMADE laundry soap

The laundry is folded and put away....smells wonderful.  Today was the day to try out the HOMEMADE LAUNDRY SOAP. 
It works great!...I love it!  Why, oh why, did I not do this sooner.  Think of the money we would have saved!!!  This costs just pennies per load.


I chose powdered laundry soap just because I prefer it.  However, you can also make liquid laundry soap.  These products are all okay to use in the High Energy machines.

Powdered Laundry Soap
mix together...
(all available at Wal-Mart in the laundry section)
3 Cups Borax
2 Cups Baking Soda
2 Cups Washing Soda
2 Cups Fels Naptha (or Ivory) Bar soap
 (I grated this in my food processor.
Use 2 TBSP. per load
I put this great smelling concoction in a crock sitting on top of my washer.  BONUS...great smelling laundry area.


If you prefer Liquid Laundry Soap...
2 Cups Washing Soda
1 Cup Borax
1 Cup Citric Acid
Fill 5 gallon bucket 1/2 full with warm water.  Dissolve Washing Soda and Borax in water by
stirring thoroughly.  
Fill to about 2 inches from top then add citric acid, stirring again.  
Use 1 cup per load.
(I haven't tried this one)

Maybe tomorrow...

 we will talk about making something to easily 

make your windows dazzle.  thanks for reading!

Back to the basics....

Know what this is?....not blue frosting.

HOMEMADE soft scrub...you know, the stuff you clean your sinks with.  

In the year and a half we spent at the Cancer Center with Eric, I did an abundance of reading about what the chemicals we have in our homes do to our bodies and our environment. 

SO...I have gone 

back to the basics and am using HOMEMADE cleaning products.

What is not to love about this? 

 It works and am even saving money - lots of it.  

Want to know how to make this soft scrub that really does do its job?

put 1/2 cup or so of baking soda in a small bowl, and add enough liquid Dawn soap to make it the consistency of frosting.  That is it....simple.

May this be true of me..

just peachy...

The peaches are at their prime....but evidently I am not.  

This morning I thought I will just can a few jars of peaches...oh my goodness, what a mess.  I even had to mop the floor that had already been clean.  It quickly came to me why I had not canned peaches for a long time.  

When we lived in the orchard, it was so easy. We did it like we did so many things...FAMILY STYLE....assembly line with lots of fun and laughter AND it was OUTSIDE.  Thus...no mess.

 And..each jar contained not only yummy peaches but a great memory of fun.

I think we had better savor these few jars because it won't be happening again.  This summer we will just eat our way through fresh peach season and I am sure I can find a terrific bargain on canned peaches for winter.

 Anyone need a couple of blue speckled very used caners?

Paper Blessings....at the bazaar

Nadine and I had a wonderful time "peddling paper blessings" at the Women's Century Club bazaar on Saturday.  The weather was hot...but the turn out was good and we were quite happy with our "success".

One of my very favorites though was a delightful little 100 Year old lady named Margaret Keys who had a table and was selling her published book, by a local author.  The Hat Lady 
She was fun to be with....colorfully dressed in bright orange hat and dress, black shoes and white ankle socks.  During the show, she got tired so simply laid down under her table and took a nap.  That must be at least part of the secret of her longevity.

Joy in His presence

"You will show me

the way

of life,

granting me the

-JOY-

of Your presence

and the 

pleasures 

of living with 

-You-

forever."

Psalms16:11

So amazing....

When we can't find the words to pray or don't know how or what to pray, the Holy spirit prays for us.  Every pain we feel, every tear we shed, every groan we make becomes a prayer that

God hears and understands. 

God feels our pain, experiences our struggles, and is slowly, steadily, healing our broken heart. 

Isn't that amazing!

"In the same way the Spirit helps us in our weakness.  We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself interccedes for us with groans that words cannot express.  And he who searches our hearts know the mind of the Sprit because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God's will."  -Romans 8:26-27-