Leah

I found a tank, if you want to go crochet versus balloon... No crochet hooks, though!

http://blog.craftzine.com/balloon_tank1.jpg

Hans Hemmert , german panther

UKguy..... Want to duel?

http://whatnottocrochet.files.wordpress.co.../starchguns.jpg

http://www.graypants.com/2008/06/scrap-lights/

Found more lights. Corrugated cardboard boxes cut into circles and stacked.

And here are lights from plastic water bottles. http://lfss-create.blogspot.com/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/inhabitat/250...57605116736037/

BVD Waste Not Lamp - made from recycled plastic knives

For my triumphant escort through the streets...

http://whatnottocrochet.files.wordpress.co...o_de_croche.jpg

http://www.clearpanelshutters.com/

Our stock sizes and prices: (All panels are 14.25" wide.)

33” $ 16.50

45” $ 22.50

57” $ 28.50

70” $ 35.00

88” $ 44.00

102” $ 51.00

240” $120.00

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http://www.clearpanelshutters.com/faq.html http://www.clearpanelshutters.com/document...ingNo06-307.pdf

About every inch or so, you can see a little tack head on the big ones. That's an awful lot of tacks, though.

I remember nailing them with one or two nails, and overlapping like shingles on a gingerbread roof; and using some sort of glue on the vertical walls.

I remember making shingles for a play house with the can ends, and we used to use the opened cans to cover outbuildings... I just can't recall them looking particularly artistic like this does.

This would take a great deal of time, but it looked so cool I had to share it...

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/pardonourdust/images/2008/04/24/tincans

(Edited to add:)

Looks like I killed him again... He just can't seem to handle exploding chocolate!

We stuff ourselves with fresh Golden Plums and Italian Prunes every year. Anything not eaten fresh is either dried and baked into fruitcakes, etc or Hippie Dad makes wine or vinegar.

I cannot recommend this website highly enough - http://www.florilegium.org/

The SCA is full of people who do extensive research to recreate the life of the past. That information seems to be the type of thing we need here.

Easy homemade furniture?

I have plans, if it might be a good subject.

I found this, and it seemed just perfect to post here for all you knitters...

If you need help finding links, let me know. I'm pretty good at finding stuff.

I have some things on my computer from websites that don't exist anymore, as well.

Thank you, Violet.

Everything I read seems to say "because of the new tomatoes."

Just wanted some clarification, as I will be growing some heirloom varieties.

A question about heirloom seeds...

The new directions on canning tomatoes are because of the new lower acid varieties. Does that mean one could safely use the older directions for the older varieties of tomatoes?

Oh, deer...

Then how about some ammo for that tank...?

fixed link

Awwwwww - for me?!

It's adorable!

I especially like the pompom.

http://www.uspharmacist.com/oldformat.asp?...es/Alte/tea.cfm

A member of the family Myrtaceae, the tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) is one of over 150 species of Melaleuca, which is indigenous to Australia. The tea tree grows in swampy, low-lying areas on the northern coast of New South Wales, where the leaves of the tree have been used by aborigines for centuries as a local antiseptic. Later settlers began to use the leaves to treat a variety of skin disorders such as cuts, burns, insect bites, and athlete�s foot. The leaves are the medicinally useful part of the plant and contain a volatile essential oil known as tea tree oil. Less commonly, tea tree oil is extracted from M. linariifolia and M. dissitiflora.

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Cultivated from seed, tea tree leaves can be harvested from a plant in about 12?8 months.

seeds -

http://www.jlhudsonseeds.net/SeedlistLA-LE.htm

Leptospermum scoparium v. scoparium. (a!,v) LEPT-40S. Packet: $2.00

'MANUKA', 'NEW ZEALAND TEA-TREE'. White 1/2" wide five-petaled flowers abundantly produced in spring and summer. Compact shrub to 3 - 12 feet. with needle-like 1/2" leaves. SE Australia to New Zealand. Easily grown and one of the hardiest. A tea of the aromatic leaves was drunk by Captain Cook to prevent scurvy, and is medicinal.

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http://www.ehow.com/how_15197_grow-australian-tea.html

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http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/f-w98/teatrees.html

Therapeutic properties of Australian tea tree oil

(Also assuring that you have the proper plant)

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It was the boys' fault!

Oh, no! That kitten was more dangerous than you thought, huh.