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I am a sucker for projects that include mixing ingredients and letting them sit for days, weeks, or months so that they can become something different.  I'm not sure why that is.  But it is. Recently, my hubby had a friend over, and hubby was attempting to show the friend the recent improvements and remodeling that we have done, but he was entirely distracted.  "What is that?" he asked, pointing to these two jars that had faded from my notice, sitting quietly on my prize antique wash table. Since  my attempt at making my own apple cider vinegar was SO unsuccessful , i am very happy to announce success with these two, much less complicated projects. Successful Project #1:  Natural Citrus Spray Cleaner This one was pretty simple.  I saw it on Pinterest , and i started it a LONG time ago.  The directions say to let this mixture sit for two weeks.  But i mixed my mixture sometime before our fire on March 7, and i just put it in a spray bottle yesterday.

Roll 1, Square 2, Email Subject Lines that Make You Go, "Hmmmmm?" Three of these came from my own email. All in one day. The last two i borrowed from  http://www.ragan.com/Main/Articles/19_ terrible_email_subject_lines_45842.aspx 1.  The late Mr. Robert Adler willed $20500000.00, to you. That's funny.  I always imagined that when i finally inherited my billions from a complete stranger, that he would at least send me a certified letter or something. 2.  Your Honda Civic may be due for service. This would be more helpful if i owned a Honda Civic . 3.  Lard, love it or leave it? Have you been in my kitchen?  LOVE it!  Obviously! 4.  We can help you with your RESUM!!! No, i don't think you can. 5.  Father's Day deal for the man who gave birth to you! O.k., i know it's a brave new world and all, but this has GOT to have a very limited customer base.  

My cousin-in-law, who may or may not remain nameless in order to protect her husband's humiliation quotient, has explained to me that she doesn't read mine or anyone else's blog anymore because the only time she has to read is the time that she spends participating in her daily toilet ritual. So, for said nameless cousin-in-law, i am now experimenting with a short "toilet paper" for her potty- time amusement. Sadly, i have probably already gone past the allotted toilet time reading limit, so we'll just have to hope for a twinge of constipation. Here it is:  The premier publication of the Humble Toilet Paper, Roll 1, Square 1 . What kind of forest grows in the bathroom? A toiletry forest!   Get it?   TOILET   trees!!!!!??????? TEEEEEEE heeeheeeeheeeeheeeeee! Have a great day, Patsy! and toilet readers everywhere!

This year's weather has been hard count on. When we were bracing for the long hard summer, we had an extra month of jacket weather (which for us, means below 70F).  If any of us were fooled into thinking this late spring meant an easy summer, we were slapped out of our delusions by the high nineties of the July and hundred-plus temperatures of early August.  Not to mention the i'can't-believe-it's-not-raining-right-now humidity that blesses the East Texas weather almost all year 'round. It's the kind of unrelenting heat that makes you sweat from places you didn't know you had sweat glands. Our champion of an air conditioner has been fighting the temperature in our house down to a remarkably refreshing 82 degrees during the day, and 77 at night.  And my hair has been up in a perpetual and absolutely not flattering messy bun for at least a month, in order to allow the five fans that are always set on high in our house, to have the best access to the alar