tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023803000478958088.post5985834395609740991..comments2023-10-19T05:34:19.425-04:00Comments on Little House in the Big Wood: Washing with LyeWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11557512606416161272noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023803000478958088.post-35651342958736146642012-02-03T17:36:50.146-05:002012-02-03T17:36:50.146-05:00There, I took lots of pics and did a post just for...There, I took lots of pics and did a post just for you. You should be happy. I had to trudge around through all of that snow! Hope to see you guys soon!<br /><br />Ok, I was just wondering.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11557512606416161272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023803000478958088.post-23102240410673506882012-02-01T22:24:51.687-05:002012-02-01T22:24:51.687-05:00You have a very cruel streak running through you!!...You have a very cruel streak running through you!!!! 5 feet???WAHHH!!! Hopefully we will be up the second week of March..at least that's the game plan as of today..with your brother who knows? lol So tell your hunny to get his sled ready.<br /><br />I think all of those soaps would do the trick. I make it as a liquid but you can just mix it as a powder.Cranberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17949221080951907164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023803000478958088.post-59418366420842520812012-02-01T14:15:23.566-05:002012-02-01T14:15:23.566-05:00Hello! lol. Yeah, it was great! Thanks for send...Hello! lol. Yeah, it was great! Thanks for sending the link! It was fun watching their beginnings in the adventure, when they didn't seem to know everything. I'll have to check that out. It'd be nice to see it on the big screen, lol.<br /><br />Nope. What's the difference between ivory, fels naptha, and the yellow bar soap they sell at no frills? <br /><br />The more I use the lye water, the more I like it. Old stains seem to be fading away. I've looked at things marked for farm while folding laundry, and wondered why I marked them for farm.<br /><br />I'm good, thanks, lol. We've got snow! I think we're up to about 5 feet now. Come up and play!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11557512606416161272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023803000478958088.post-5281603407142736652012-02-01T12:41:13.912-05:002012-02-01T12:41:13.912-05:00So did you love Tales from the green valley? I thi...So did you love Tales from the green valley? I think it's actually my fav one of the series. TVO has Edwardian farm scheduled to start this month.<br />Have you tried making laundry soap with Borax,washing soda and a bar of ivory? I just made up 6 jugs...works like a charm.<br />Oh and Hi How have you been? We're all good just sick of the rainy weather. I want my SNOW!!!!Cranberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17949221080951907164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023803000478958088.post-6698761201466443372012-01-30T12:15:52.890-05:002012-01-30T12:15:52.890-05:00No idea. All my research says that lye is caustic...No idea. All my research says that lye is caustic, don't get it on your skin, wear rubber gloves, don't use metal utensils... I haven't gotten a burn on my skin at this point, and I'm not wearing gloves. Maybe that's another attribute of pine ash over hardwood? Maybe it's just weaker? Maybe it's more diluted and therefore less potent? I really don't know. I just hope it doesn't eat through the washing machine. I figured this was a good time to try it though, since the washer has been making funny noises for about a year, and leaking for the past couple of months. It's on it's way out anyway, so it won't be a huge set back if the lye eats through it. No damage that I can see at this point though.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11557512606416161272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023803000478958088.post-37840355889321880692012-01-30T03:03:21.710-05:002012-01-30T03:03:21.710-05:00Won't the lye eat up the clothing? Good experi...Won't the lye eat up the clothing? Good experiment.Practical Parsimonyhttp://www.practical-parsimony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com