Orange soap…

I have been trying to figure out ways to color my homemade soap and add scent to it. I read that if you use food coloring, that the color tends to age and not necessarily gracefully. Colors change over time and can become really ugly. I also learned that any flowers...

Spring planting…

For the past two years I have tried, somewhat unsuccessfully, to have a garden. The soil here is really good, but the rain has been overwhelming. Year before last, three hours after I finished planting, we got monsoon type rains and I watched sadly, out the window, as...

20 Years That “Were’t Supposed To Be…”

I’m going to warn you now that this is going to be long and also will contain very “private” information that might be uncomfortable for some people to read.  You are free to make your own decision about reading further, but I wanted to at least...

Graduation firsts…

We have been homeschooling for 26 years and this is the first year that we have had one of the kids go all the way through as a homeschooler. “J” is highly motivated and has always been such a “go-getter”. She is graduating at the age of 17....

Trust never present, damaged even more…

What do you do with your heart when it has been hurt by someone, who by their very position in life, were meant to keep you safe, but you confirm that they didn’t. The fact that they didn’t is one thing, but the fact that they knowingly put you in...