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Send Ants Packing

Saturday, May 15, 2010

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Send Ants Packing

I recently had an invasion of tiny black ants in my kitchen. My counter tops are black, so they were hard to see. Even though my sink was clean, for some reason they were flocking there. I hate using chemical sprays around the kitchen. I knew peppermint essential oil is an effective repellant, but I [...]

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Soap…it’s a simple lifesaver

Saturday, January 16, 2010

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Soap…it’s a simple lifesaver

Today I decided to make a batch of lemongrass soap.  While I was stirring the batch I started thinking about the earthquake in Haiti. I could not even begin to imagine what it would be like to lose my home, a friend or family member, or even a limb in an earthquake.  As I wondered [...]

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