Category Archives: Home and Homestead

I didn’t know you could recycle those…neat!

Earth911.com has a great article about things you can recycle that most people didn’t realize.  But the thing that surprised me the most was crayons.  Evidently there is a company that specializes in recycling old/broken crayons into new ones.  Cool!

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Shaving

I’ve been shaving since I was 15 or 16.  I’m now 28 and this Christmas I learned that there is another way to shave.  You don’t have to use the “normal” disposable head type razors, or expensive electrics.  The “safety … Continue reading

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Winter projects – Electric

Every winter I make a list of projects I need to do.  I do this because winter is the “slow” time around here.  I say this loosely as we are still quite busy.  But, I have finally started to work … Continue reading

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Socks

In my search for American made socks, I happened across Schmidt’s “Workwear” crew socks sold at Tractor Supply.  They are a primarily cotton blend (82% cotton, 13% nylon, 4% polyester, 1% spandex) and are super comfortable and warm and of … Continue reading

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Guitar etc

We got the shed structure done (I’ll probably take pics some day), built a vector guitar at work while learning Adobe Illustrator (see above), had a great early Christmas on Saturday at the inlaw’s and I’m super excited to see … Continue reading

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