September Chitter Chatter

[Ryrin]

                                                                                                  

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                  

[Ryrin]

It's starting to cool down here. I just love Fall, more than any other season. I think I might bake some things soon.

[Cross]

eh. i'm not ready for wearing.......sleeves. of any length.  baking sounds good though. what do you have in mind?

[Ryrin]

Just some cookie bar things to take to a gathering tomorrow.

 

I don't like sleeves either but I live in California so I just push them up. 

[LilyElizabeth]

My right arm is all scarred up from a rollover accident 3 years ago. I always wear sleeves now. Actually, if I had had on sleeves at the time, I wouldn't have been cut up so badly. I used to wear tank tops all year round before the accident. 

[Ryrin]

It get's so hot there. Here too, but not as bad. 

 

I have a scar on my neck where they did the fusion and one (that cant be seen) on my lower back for the other surgery. I can imagine how that rollover hurt. :(

[LilyElizabeth]

The five broken ribs were the worst part. The cuts were actually not that painful. 

[Ryrin]

Ugh. I'm sorry you had to go through that.

 

We had a pretty good weekend.

[LilyElizabeth]

Thanks. I was really upset about it for a long time. It was a drunk driver and she only got probation after nearly killing me. (It was touch and go that first night) I let that upset me for a long time. But now, it's just one more thing I've triumphed over. 

[Ryrin]

That's a good way to look at it.

 

I have elderly friends. Years ago, their 31 year old daughter was hit by a drunk driver. She lingered in the hospital 3 months before she died. The other driver got 6 months. Her mother has never been the same.

[LilyElizabeth]

That is so sad.

[Ryrin]

Tonight, I had an mini event at Michael's with some of the SCA members. I made soap base last month (w/ lye). Tonight, I used an already made goat's milk base and then a shea butter base. Added oatmeal to the first and different scents to both.

 

Have any of you made soap before?

[LilyElizabeth]

No, but the shea butter base sounds like it would be good. 

[Ryrin]

I get to try them beginning tomorrow.

[Cross]

nope. but i've made candles. thats as close as i get.  i've been wanted to try shea butter but havent gotten around to it

[Ryrin]

I used the shea butter soap we made today. It was wonderful! I'm going to try our goat's milk soap with oatmeal too. My husband and I are sure we will never buy bath soap again. 

[Cross]

gotta be cheaper in the long run too you'd imagine

[LilyElizabeth]

Isn't it great when you can learn to make things instead of having to buy them?

[Cross]

plus its great prep in case of a zombie apocalypse 

[Ryrin]

Yes, it's really great and I feel a sense of accomplishment. We are eating more at home too.

[LadyWordsmith]

That's awesome! I love a good homemade soap, and shea butter is amazing. I haven't gotten to do a lot of it, but I took the herbal soap making class at Gulf Wars a few years ago and still haven't used up all the cakes I made there. Though that one's a lye soap, so I don't use it as often. 

[Ryrin]

I just signed up for Yule. We share it with another Barony and there are only a 100 spots. It's one of my favorites.