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I had this long post all written out and then the baby crashed some furniture, so I had to bolt.
We will be spending our tg at my parents house. They live about 10 minutes away. They used to live in Bluffton, SC then we made them move back here with us.
Anyways, I'm in charge of all of the potatoes...whipped and sweet! Plus the pecan pie!
TG, I will be saying a prayer for your daughter. I hope she gets to feeling better soon.
Flava, I was thinking, is there any Christmas Boutiques at any of the churches/schools locally you could sell your goodies at?

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU AND ALL YOUR FAMILIES!!

I am going to see about putting them in salons, and my sister in law works at a school and is gonna put some in the front office. I also am making them for gifts so if I dont sell all the stuff I made for the craft sale, they become christmas gifts.

Ok This is my Thanksgiving Post. I am so thankful for TG,s thred I have met and learnd do much from TGand others who combtrubit to the thread.It's 10:03 heare in sc I have to worke 12 houes tomorrow. I will thank those that give the opertuinity for a TG dinner.


Drendwire and TG,

Thank you for explaining that to me.

I am sorry that i had to bring up such a hurtful subject xo

I know the rest of the story.

When i was only about 15 years old i read the story of crazy horse and related books that held the truth.

What i learned then has stayed in my heart since.

There is song about crazy horse that is nearly half an hour long, that i used to have a record of, it is in my head now and i want to hear it real bad.

Was it arlo guthrie?

My love to you both xo

I am so sorry

Shit my phone had a fit, can you delete two of them sister, sorry xo

Something beautiful amoung the madness of today

-NZ News Video Most Watched News Now Playing: Cleaned up penguins released to the sea

[link to tvnz.co.nz]

Here is the song, by J.D. Blackfoot

The Legend of Crazy Horse

[link to www.youtube.com]

My tears are flowing.

I love this song and haven't heard it for years, i hope it is appropriate xoxo

T, I think the only thing that wouldn't be appropriate is to continue the mythes and the lies of the past. I don't have Native American ancestors, but my family is of mostly German descent. During WWI, many freedoms were taken away and during WWII it was even worse. At that time church was still in German, but it became illegal. Our schools weren't "allowed" to teach us German until well into the 1980's, but at least, our heritage wasn't totally wiped out. People weren't allowed to speak German in public and at that time, it was common. That said, it didn't dissapear totally, like most Native American languages.

The people with all the power will always take advantage of others, no matter what their heritage. It is always wrong. I know NZ and Oz have similar histories, every country does. I wonder when we'll all be able to see others for how they are and not what they have?

For me, Thanksgiving isn't about the pilgrims, but my family and being grateful for what I DO have and that I still have family around to love and be loved by. I can't remember the exact quote or who said it right now, (I'm done for the day and my brain is too tired!) but basically, it says if we don't learn from the mistakes of the past, we'll just keep making the same ones over again. I think that should be the real message of Thanksgiving.

One thing I am very thankful for is all of you. It's better than having old school penpals, no writer's cramp! Have a wonderful holiday everyone and love each other. We're all we have!

Does anyone reading this thread have any experience with making homemade body soaps and shampoos? I am looking for a good basic recipe that isn't frilly or fancy. I don't want any added scents or chunks of stuff like oat, etc. Just good ole' cheap soap for hard times and everyday use too. I've got a good recipe for laundry soap using Fels Naptha, Arm and Hammer Washing Soda and Borax. It makes 5 gallons of laundry soap for about $1.75-$2.00 and works really well.

Now if I could make soap for us people (and maybe the pets). Thanks in advance!!!

Hi, Without a trace. Flavapor does alot of that stuff, but she'll be out for a couple of days. I haven't done much with homemade soap, but we've all been making the laundry soap. I've just started, but some of the others have been doing it for years. I'm sure Flav will have some ideas for you if you can check back. If you have any good ideas to post, feel free. Tiny Green lets us roam around her kitchen all the time!

I'm so sad that I'm just now learning this stuff. I am grateful that I am, but there is still so much that I don't know. Our parents were right, the more we learn, the more we realize we don't know.

Thanks, I will pop in periodically to check.

Withoutatrace, welcome to our crazy little world. Here is a good soap making recipe site. It will explain the how and whys of REAL soap making from mother earth. You can also buy the lye crystals if you want and do it that way. Just be careful that lye water is caustic. Wear gloves. It is also a long process unless you are making liquid soap.

[link to www.grandpappy.info]

Happy Turkey day, Flavapor! I hope I didn't step on your toes with that one, I really thought you were going to out of pocket. Boy, I can't wait until tomorrow! Got to go, but I hope you have a great visit!

Not at all. I am leaving in a few hours. Hope everyone has a great turkey day!!

Haven't yet caught up on everything and probably won't tonight, but hope everyone survived the day. May your comatose stupor be short lived and the urge to hit up the desserts soon be upon you.

cool. sounds like fun as well!! kinda cold here to do that right now, but i'll try that out when it warms up.

:thnks:

love to you and yours, mama!! i bet everyone wants to eat your potatoes and pie. i know i do!!

thank you for you kind words about my daughter. i've got her calmed down and i hope all will be well for her.

it's okay, sweetie. every culture has burdens to bear and shame aplenty.

hope you had a good day today. it's a blessing to read about other cultures and how people from around the world have lived and what they have created for themselves.

fixed it sis. no worries.

that made my day. so heartwarming to see they made it out of all the bad that has happened.

well said, TB. atrocities are committed in every culture and in every era. they are happening right now, as we type.

i'm so grateful for all my friends here, my family and the fact that i wake up every morning.

bless everyone of you and yours.

hope your meal went well, TB and that you didn't wash one single dish.

thanks, flava!! i'm going to be checking that site out myself. i'm sure it'll piss mom off when i start whining about making soap.

i'll be canning deer meat this coming week and i'll post pics.

hey!! hope your day was a good one. i've had 3 pieces of pumpkin pie and i had a good dinner of candied ham, candied sweet potatoes, white whipped potatoes, some of the green beans we canned this year and an entire pot of extremely strong coffee.

nice and quiet, talked to all my sisters and my children.

hope you and pup are having a good evening, safe and snug.

Thanks for the link, flavapor, I have seen his site before and it's amazing!

I have a quick question about making lye from wood ash. I understand that it's just water poured over the ash, but if someone is doing this in a bucket, is it necessary to let the water sit in the ash for a while before it is drained off? If so, how long?

I'd rather make my own lye than rely on a store supply of lye.

Thread: Soap From Scratch - When the Preps Run Out

Ok, I hope I did this right. I'm still a little dozy from yesterday and the weather today. It should be Planet Hopper's thread about making soap. It has several videos about making lye.

Yeay!!!! I love it when I get things on this machine right!!

Withoutatrace, I hope this helps. I'm a little nervous about lye, myself. Too many stories from my gran about things years ago at the farm! I have to admit I'm a little chicken about doing some things...until I have to take a deep breath, swallow and then, jump in! Good luck with your projects and let us know how they turn out. I, for one, really want to know.

Last Edited by Texan Buckeye on 11/25/2011 02:38 PM

Hello friends,

I hope everyones tummies have recovered!

And that you all had wonderful days yerterday with your loved ones.

Man its blowing a gale here.

Hi,T! Yikes, I haven't had to deal with a real gale for years! We have high, hard winds here, but for some reason, gales just seem different. Just follow Frankie's advice and you should be fine!!lol Watch out for falling telephone poles! I love that guy!

Hiya TB, no telephone poles, but lots of trees round the house.

Yeah, frankie has a beautiful energy.

I feel sad when people make fun of him.

Is he right most of the time with his warnings?

I don't know if he's right or not. The predictions he makes about Texas that I've seen have been close to right. The problem even the "experts" have is, Texas is HUGE!! It's really hard to forecast weather here, because of the span of the land in our part. There aren't as many people out here in West Texas as there is from Dallas/Ft.Worth east.

This is Flavapor

Withoutatrace, the video that TB posted is accurate, I dont make my own, I just know how for SHTF purposes. I live in Fla and dont get that much wood ash, in this climate we dont burn to many fires.


Glad everyone had such a nice Thanksgiving.

Drendwire

I dont know how to dehydrate meat except for jerky, and I was told it cant be vacuum sealed and still be safe. If you have a method of doing it, what is it???
Thanks in advance


I did well at the yard sale with both junk, oops treasures, and my jewelry and soaps, the dry oils and body scrubs were a big hit. Doing it again tomorrow and I hope to sell all my treasures (junk) so I dont have to load it to the curb or bring it home. We do a craigslist curb alert and most stuff is gone within 3 hours. Have a good night all.