FIMBY - Green(er) - Comments

I'm

Wayfaring Wanderer — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:02:12 -0500

I'm chuffed....seriously....I didn't know I was a good fisherwoman!

I really worry about how much trash we produce....although compared to the people I see on that show Wa$ted that I love so much, 1 bag of trash every 2 weeks isn't that bad. It's just me and Cody. But we are, or Cody is rather, working on our new in house composter.....I can't wait to share his hard work on that project!

Rain barrel sounds easy, although I know they can be pretty costly. Maybe instructables.com has some diy solutions for you in that department?! I want to get rid our our plastic containers too....I always save the ones I get from things bought at the grocery store since they can't be recycled here - but I need to cut back there, too!

I really am ecstatic that you decided to participate, it means a lot to me for you to have done so :o)

Lye, yes absolutely! That's

renee — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:29:17 -0500

Lye, yes absolutely! That's the only way you can make soap. Even non-lye soaps, such as glycerin are a derivative of the basic lye&water mixed with oils soap process. No lye, no soap (unless you use soapnuts)
Renee

Heartwarming............your

jfrancis — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:04:57 -0500

Heartwarming............your clove(now brand)i use it
for purposes other than soap.

Doesn't sound anything basic

Dawna — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:02:17 -0500

Doesn't sound anything basic to me! LOL
I'm also grateful for those little treasures I receive from all your hard work.
I think buying more tools for my kitchen is the first throw-off for me. Maybe in time. It is very appealing to me.

Do you also use lye?

Now that's very green of

Wayfaring Wanderer — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:05:30 -0500

Now that's very green of you....haha....okay, I know. But these are exactly the ideas I hope to find with the giveaway from fellow bloggers :o)

Thanks for sharing the great post!

I threw a load of laundry in

Karen — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:56:39 -0500

I threw a load of laundry in this morning (in hopes of catching the sun-drier advantage) and was thinking how I could use the bag of washing soda I just bought. Then your blog appears - reviewing the laundry soap recipe I'm not sure if I'm ready to commit to cooking up a batch yet. However, I'm interested in researching the soap nuts option - cost, availability here, performance. Looking at the whole soap process makes me even more thankful when I can use your bars - I love them. Thanks.

I also suspect that making

Amy — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:55:59 -0500

I also suspect that making your own soap will be cheaper than the soap nuts, and will probably get your clothes cleaner, but do let us know! I'm curious.

Amy
Author, Making Soap In Your Own Kitchen and Best Soap Recipes

Thought for the

jfrancishill — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:09:56 -0500

Thought for the day:

Freedom
rides on the back
of all voters.

There are lots of places to

damien — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 07:39:30 -0500

There are lots of places to find them, here are just a few:

Straight Razor Place
Classic Shaving
Vintage Blades
Orphan Annies in Auburn (if you are willing to restore it yourself)

Where in the dickens did you

Myke — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 04:18:09 -0500

Where in the dickens did you find a straight razor??? i have been looking for a decent one for some time with no success. Any help would be appreciated.

Maine Art Glass Studio...

renee — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:43:33 -0400

Maine Art Glass Studio... funny you'd ask. I've had it on my list of places to go for some time. I thought originally I'd plan a visit on one of your trips. But Cori has organized a field trip where the kids get to create a piece of art glass. We're so excited! And I'm hoping to get some awesome photos (colored glass and sunlight is so beautiful) *smile*. But maybe we should go when you come this weekend anyway??

The proverbial one 'blog'

Karen — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:35:09 -0400

The proverbial one 'blog' leads to another: I checked out the lemon juice link on your post, where I wandered to the link-of-the-day bugs post. Immediately thought of your bug-infatuated family. Have you been to the Maine Art Glass Studio?

Yes, thanks for reminding

renee — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:17:10 -0400

Yes, thanks for reminding me. I saw that on the book signing table tonight. It was a fantastic lecture by the way, such a gift that I was able to go.
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Renee

And don't forget Botany of

Wayfaring Wanderer — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:08:33 -0400

And don't forget Botany of Desire! I would love to have attended a lecture given by Michael Pollan. Omnivore's Dilemma is on my list.

I'm assuming it's Baking

renee — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:28:52 -0400

I'm assuming it's Baking Soda and Essential Oils.

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Renee