tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30562945.post5533003515468564790..comments2024-02-26T07:28:03.089-06:00Comments on Becky Utecht Felt & Fiber: Snowy landscape, but thinking GREENBecky Utechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08809607308191360481noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30562945.post-66337771730320673472009-01-18T09:13:00.000-06:002009-01-18T09:13:00.000-06:00Hi Annette, thanks for leaving a comment. The shee...Hi Annette, thanks for leaving a comment. The sheep skulls so far have actually just been decorations. With the big spiraling horns, they are very impressive objects. But you could also the horns for buttons, or cut off the end to make a blowing type (sound-making) horn out of the horn sheath. In younger rams, the horn sheath easily slips off the horn core.<BR/>About the homemade laundry soap, I am definiteley going to make my own lard and lye soap rather than buy Fels Naphtha bars again. The last Fels bar I used was rather oily and would not dissolve. I love the smell, but I don't want chunks of that stuff in my clothes. I have to make the pilgrimmage to Fleet Farm for more fabric softener too. It's an hour drive for me to get there, but that is probably my favorite store. LOL.Becky Utechthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08664957352385337093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30562945.post-50044406005393396612009-01-16T09:21:00.000-06:002009-01-16T09:21:00.000-06:00My friend told me about your blog. I have a photo ...My friend told me about your blog. I have a photo on mine of a picnic table that looks similar to yours but you have more snow in MN than we have in Ohio. Interesting about the laundry deter. I will have to check out the angora softner from farm & fleet. What do you do with the sheep skulls?Lilac Havenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06206889346682289533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30562945.post-88144319579662489052008-12-23T08:07:00.000-06:002008-12-23T08:07:00.000-06:00Sorry, I meant to say the Chinaberry tree seeds ar...Sorry, I meant to say the Chinaberry tree seeds are toxic to humans and livestock, they are dispersed by birds.Becky Utechthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08664957352385337093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30562945.post-60220763349144796982008-12-23T07:14:00.000-06:002008-12-23T07:14:00.000-06:00Ira, I looked up the Chinaberry tree and I'm prett...Ira, I looked up the Chinaberry tree and I'm pretty glad it doesn't grow in this area. It's an invasive species and the berries are toxic to birds and animals. http://www.invasive.org/weedcd/pdfs/wow/chinaberry-tree.pdfBecky Utechthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08664957352385337093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30562945.post-77756823839133470872008-12-22T09:16:00.000-06:002008-12-22T09:16:00.000-06:00Same here-I used to work at Piggly Wiggly bakery d...Same here-I used to work at Piggly Wiggly bakery dep. They through away so much stuff and you can't take it home for animals ect. One interesting thing, there is a bread factory that used to donate the extra bread to food pantries and the druggies would "take it back" to stores in the area saying that they were sold stale bread and get money to buy smokes and drugs. At least the bread company give bread to farmers if they pick it up.(I know some one who feeds it to beef and goats.) If it weren't for the farmers the company would have to PAY to through it away!<BR/><BR/>Some of my sheep were limping too.:(<BR/><BR/>LauraLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586123852648939448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30562945.post-11087271251800495322008-12-22T09:02:00.000-06:002008-12-22T09:02:00.000-06:00With a more local place like your store it probabl...With a more local place like your store it probably does. Unfortunately, Wal-mart is afraid of law suits if someone decides to eat it instead of feeding it to their animals :(Raynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09264278371448401119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30562945.post-42754535716634626862008-12-22T07:11:00.000-06:002008-12-22T07:11:00.000-06:00I know what you mean about the food Rayna. I didn'...I know what you mean about the food Rayna. I didn't want to get into that aspect because I'm not real sure what exactly happens to all the outdated food. I know some things (wilted lettuce, unused sample display foods) go directly in the garbage, but I thought I heard that some things go to a pig farmer. I hope that's the case.Becky Utechthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08664957352385337093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30562945.post-55692742150180840592008-12-21T23:29:00.000-06:002008-12-21T23:29:00.000-06:00Ugh...speaking of waste, you should see how much f...Ugh...speaking of waste, you should see how much food we waste at Wal-mart every day. It makes me want to cry. At least one full shopping cart a day, and that's just what I see. People come up to the counter and say "Oh, I don't want this" and hand you a package of steak or a few frozen TV dinners. Makes me sick. And there's nothing we can do about it. :(Raynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09264278371448401119noreply@blogger.com