Tuesday, September 11, 2012
A list of things
1. The Russians are over taking the stats! Not that there is anything wrong with Russia, or the fine people that make up that country, I merely find it highly suspect that my relatively new blog could be so enticing to more people in Russia than in the US, where this blog is authored. Are a Russian reader, or a reader from somewhere outside the US? Leave a comment. You'll get a prize. For real-real, not for play-play.
2. I wrote a thing that seemed to take a lot out of me last time. It was good to write, but I let it be an excuse to not come back to the blog. So sorry. Done with that excuse for now.
3. National Novel Writing Month is coming up, and quickly too. I should really spend some time thinking about what I want to write 50,000 words about. Maybe catfish. Or wingnuts. Or maybe I spend some time.
4. I have been putting off chopping kindling and making fire starters. I really should get on that and get a good stock pile going while we still have our late summer. October will be chilly, and will be here before we know it.
5. Fall is coming! The pears will be ripe soon, then the apples, then the pumpkins! I have a lot of canning in my future. Hopefully.
Alright, that will do for now. I'm now back up on the horse.
Beaux reves.
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Best fire starter I've ever used is from a cardboard egg-carton filled with parrafin, which I'm sure you know you get from the canning aisle in most supermarkets (since you're going there anyhow). To save on wax costs, pre-fill the egg cartons with tinder-type materials like newspaper, dryer lint, or twine. One match and doesn't really spoil! Use a pyrex measuring cup inside a pot of boiling water unless you happen to have an actual double-boiling vessel around. Pop the pyrex in the freezer, and the wax practically pops itself off the glass for cleanup!
ReplyDeleteThat is exactly what I do! All our dryer lint goes into spent egg cartons, and I have a giant can set aside solely for paraffin melting. I do need to get on this particular chore.
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