Biokleen Free and Clear laundry powder is completely gone! As in I went to the store and there was none on the shelf. And there was basically no dry powder laundry detergent any more. Not at New Seasons, not at Freddies, not at Safeway... From what I have been able to glean online, using powder laundry detergent is no longer popular in the US?! (re Biokleen, which I have been using for well over twenty years, the company had been bought out several years ago; the new owners decided to discontinue that product, which has been gradually hence disappearing from retail shops.)
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~ just needs a cover... ~
My latest miniature book is almost ready, the block is done and the spine reinforcement is attached. All that yet remains is to create and attach the cover, and this "edition" of nine copies is complete. Most will be part of the Advent Swap, with a few going to special individuals. Wondering if I ought to make a second edition...~ just needs a cover... ~
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in the park yesterday, as I was riding past, I saw a woman calling crows, standing under the big trees with a pan full of food...
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~ the Brian Duncan Memorial Tree ~
Not raining today, and the fragrance was perceptable when walking past the Quinceling, so it was time to harvest. I filled the Japanese tote bag three times over, each time weighing self + fruit and subtracting selfweight to get the final total of 39.2# of fruit! That will make a lot of quince jelly and membrillo, and possibly other preserves... ~ the Brian Duncan Memorial Tree ~
Just harvested 39+ pounds of quince from the little tree in my side yard. Tree was planted in 2018, and in six years has grown from a wee little knee high thing to about a (pruned) height of six feet, and a robust producer of delicious fruit
an assortment of quince recipes:
easy peeling and cutting tips
Pliny's quinces preserved in honey
Quince-o-rama part 3 The quest for Membrillo
Membrillo and quince squares
Tartine's panforte with candied quince
Quincemeat
~ when the Quinceling was new... ~
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I am being tempted by Last Homely House Kate to make a rainbow colorwash pin board for the Emporium door. While she makes some amazing patchwork including English paper pieced hexagon quilts, I know myself too well to go down that particular rabbit hole. I might, though, be willing to piece squares into a cover for one of the reconfigured pin boards...
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October SMART goals (x=extra)
| # | THINGS MADE | THINGS FIXED | THINGS GONE |
| 1 | ScribeTober 1 | removed frost | yard waste bin |
| 2 | blue wolf enamel | prune persimmon | old light crap |
| 3 | shibori scarf | tidy walking onions | recycle bin |
| 4 | robin and holly acorn cap ornaments | string trim parking strip | yard waste bin |
| 5 | Kenya skirt | long jane waistband | recycle bin |
| 6 | pumpkin overalls | black winter slip | yard waste bin |
| 7 | x | harvested quince | recycle bin |
| 8 | x | pruned apple | x |
| 9 | x | x | x |
today's gratitudes -
1. the Quinceling has had a fantastic crop this year
2. for some reason, the cool weather made yard work feel good today, and there was much pruning...
3. Ursel shared a really fun way to make a dragon ornament
Time of Isolation - Day 1564
I just bought some Biokleen laundry sheets (stiff little squares about 6" square of laundry detergent) from Amazon. Haven't used them yet so can't report.
ReplyDeleteI know that the company that now owns Biokleen still makes laundry liquid and the laundry sheets... I want the dry powder, which is much more adjustable, does not contain plastic, and (was, when available) significantly more economical per load.
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