I just love books. I thank my father for my love of books. I remember going to this used book warehouse when I was a kid. There were SO MANY books! I also remember him taking me to the library. I was in awe of all the books. I have carried on the love of books with my children and will share some of those which we have added to our home library and what we think of them. What makes a good book could very much be up for debate but this will be based on my opinion of course.
I love story time. There is something so special about snuggling up with the kids and reading a story. THAT is the good stuff. Moments like those will stay with our children. Maybe not every detail of every story time but the love and the coziness…that feeling will be remembered. So light some candles and grab some of these books to enjoy with your family. We like doing this during the cold months.
We recently stumbled upon these sweet books from the Smithsonian Institution called Smithsonian’s Backyard. If you are looking for books for young ones to introduce animal studies, these are really nice. They tell about an animal in its habitat but with a story line in a simple way and have nice illustrations that appeal to children.
We often preview books before purchasing. Usually from the public library. If we really like it, we buy it.
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I would like to highlight this wonderful author and illustrator today. We just LOVE his books. I wish he had a book on everything. I first found his book Bees: A Honeyed History. I ordered it from the library and loved it so much that I had to have a copy for our home library. I am very picky about books. These books are beautifully illustrated, the content is excellent, and intriguing as well. Piotr Socha is so very thorough in each of the books I will be sharing here. These are both large books measure about 10.5”x 14.5”. I often prefer small books which we can cuddle in and read but, this large size is like having entered the world in which he writes about. The illustrations take you deeply into the content.
This book covers the topic of bees very thoroughly. Everything you could think of about bees is here. This book has 71 pages packed full of great information. It was released in 2017.
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The Swarm
Ancient Egypt
Bee Stings
As you can see all of the text (mostly) is at the bottom of the page. I really liked the format of this book. I thought is was very well designed, clean and beautiful. We read this book at story time, reading two sections a night until finished. Since I have about a million books I want to read to my children and not enough time in a day to read them all, this worked well for us.
After reading Piotr Socha’s first book I immediately looked for more. I bought it directly rather than previewing it as I was so impressed with his work. The title is Trees: A Rooted History. This book was released in 2019.
LeavesWooden TransportationTrees for the Future
This book was beautifully designed just as his Bee book. It has 71 fact filled pages. This time the text is mostly along the sides of the book. We loved exploring the gorgeous illustrations just as much as reading the text. I am very excited to report that Piotr is releasing a new book THIS summer that is available for preorder now! It is titled: The Book of Dirt: A smelly history of dirt, disease, and human hygiene. I can’t wait to read it with my children! I hope he keeps creating more books to share with the world. I have actually reached out to him to request so after reading the first two books. These make such a lovely addition to homeschooling curriculum or just as a story. Regardless, I highly recommend these books and hope you enjoy them! Happy reading!
The Little House series is beloved in our home. My middle daughter especially loves this series. She has loved it since she was very small. My two youngest regularly dress up and pretend they are in a distant time from long ago because of this series. It is not often in this modern world we live in we can find such wholesome things. I am so grateful my children can have this series to learn from.
Most people know about the original book series but when your child has a deep love for the series you search out every possibility. In this post I will be sharing all things Little House that we have found along the way. The very first Little House books we started with were picture books. I read these books aloud many a time! These books are geared toward ages 3 to 8. This series was adapted from the original series.
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My First Little House Books
Little House Chapter Books
When my child started reading chapter books, I found that the original series had been broken down into the following short chapter books. These are intended for ages 7-10. She loved these books.
Original Series
“Now readers young and old can enjoy the classic adventures of Laura and her family as they survive and thrive on the American frontier! The nine Little House books have been cherished by generations of readers as both a unique glimpse into America’s frontier past and a heartwarming, unforgettable story. These slipcased softcovers feature Garth Williams’s beloved original illustrations. Treasured reading for collectors and kids of all ages–especially 8- to 12-year-olds! This set includes the titles: Little House in the Big Woods, Little House on the Prairie, Farmer Boy, On the Banks of Plum Creek, By the Shores of Silver Lake, The Long Winter, Little Town on the Prairie, These Happy Golden Years, and The First Four Years.” (Christian Book)
Audiobooks
We listen to audiobooks most anytime we are in the car for 30 minutes or more. We get them from our library either in house or online.
The Martha Years
“Meet the first Little House girl–Laura Ingalls Wilder’s great-grandmother! Written in the classic style of Wilder’s beloved books, this charming story traces the adventures of mischievous Martha Morse, as she grows up in the rolling Scottish hills of the 1780s.
It’s 1788, and six-year-old Martha lives in a little stone house in Glencaraid, Scotland. Martha’s father is Laird Glencaraid, and the life a laird’s daughter is not always easy for a lively girl like Martha. She would rather be running barefoot through fields of heather and listening to magical tales of fairies and other Wee Folk than learning to sew like a proper young lady. But between her dreaded sewing lessons, Martha still finds time to play on the rolling Scottish hills. Recommended for ages 8 to 12.” (Christian Book)
The Charlotte Years
“Meet Charlotte Tucker….the little girl who would grow up to be Laura Ingalls Wilder’s grandmother! It’s 1814 and five-year-old Charlotte lives with her family in the town of Roxbury, near the bustling city of Boston. Charlotte is a brand-new American girl, born just one generation after the United States of America was formed. Life in the Tucker’s little house has always been pleasant and merry; there’s Mama’s garden to tend to, Papa’s blacksmith shop to visit, and lots of brothers and sisters to play with. But Charlotte’s family worries more and more about the war that’s been going on since 1812. Now the British have gone and blockaded Boston harbor, and that means no molasses for supper. Charlotte is just beginning to realize that events happening far away can change things at her very own dinner table. What will the rest of the year bring for Charlotte and the Tucker family? Recommended for ages 8 to 12.” (Christian Book)
The Caroline Years
“It’s 1845 in the bustling frontier town of Brookfield, Wisconsin. Five-year-old Caroline lives in a frame house at the edge of town with her mother, her grandmother, and her five brothers and sisters. Caroline’s father was lost at sea the year before, and the close-knit family is struggling to cope without him. Each day brings Caroline new responsibilities and new adventures as she strives to help Mother all she can. And though this first year on their own also brings Caroline and her family great hardship, they survive with courage and love. Recommended for ages 8 to 12.” (Christian Book)
The Caroline Years Chapter Books
The Rose Years
“Having said “good-bye” to Ma and Pa Ingalls and Laura’s sister, Laura, Almanzo, and Rose make their way across the drought-stricken Midwest to the lush green valleys of southern Missouri. The journey is long and not always easy. But there is so much to do and see along the way. The end of this journey marks a new beginning for the Wilder family: a new home and the promise of hard work, but also of wondrous discoveries and adventures to fill a childhood. Recommended for ages 8 to 12.” (Christian Book)
Fun Books
DVDs
We really enjoyed this series as a family.
Dress Up
My girls like to dress up and pretend. They have a few prairie style dresses they enjoy using to get in character.
Doll Clothes (18”)
You can even get your dolls in character!
Well there you have it folks! All things Little House! I hope you found some new things to enjoy here!
Hello, my name is Gina and I have an addiction to lip balm. Anyone else? I am not sure exactly how or when it happened but some decades ago, I had my first hit…and well, the rest is history. Lip balm is one of those things that is always with me. Right now there is one sitting in my coat pocket, one at my desk, and one on my nightstand. They are also akin to socks in terms of going missing and ending up some place only God knows. The house eats them I guess along with the bobby pins and such.
Since we like our lip balm in this house and they tend to go MIA, I make them. Besides those reasons, if you haven’t gotten to know me already, I don’t like putting junk in, on, or around my body…nor anyone else in my family. It is important to me. Aside from having control over ingredients, these are SO inexpensive to make. In addition, they are also very easy to make. This post will be short as there is not much to it!
Let’s talk about supplies for a minute. You will need only a few things.
Infused Oil
To make an infused oil for lip balm, I usually use a pint wide mouth jar, dried calendula flowers, and organic olive oil. I place the dried flowers in the jar leaving about 3” of head space. I then cover the flowers with the olive oil. Next, put a lid & screw top on and place in a sunny window for at least two weeks. I use metal lids to enhance warmth. I use this same method for salve only adding many other herbs. I date the top of the jar or tend to forget when I did. After the time has passed, strain the liquid off and compost the flowers. I grow calendula but you can buy the flowers already dried too.
Beeswax
I buy beeswax in bulk, filter it, and mold in ounce bars for this but you can buy them already done. I used to buy it ready to go. There will be links at the bottom of the post.
Add Ins
I add in carrot seed essential oil just because it is really good for skin in general. I also like the way it smells. I use it in my lotion too. I keep my balm pretty simple. In years past I have added in beet root powder for a tint of color. You could also use dried berry powder. I teach English online so sometimes use tinted lip balm to help the kids see my mouth better for pronunciation.
Containers
I like tubes for this but have used tins too. If you don’t want fingers in your balm, go with tubes. Tins are cute however.
Step 1
Start your infused oil & order containers. Date the infusion. Wait the allotted time (at least two weeks).
Step 2
Strain off liquid into a clean, dry jar. Measure out 1 cup of the infused oil and pour into a double boiler.
Step 3
Add in 2 ounces of beeswax to the infused oil and melt together.
Step 4
Prepare tubes or tins. Take off tops. I recommend getting them as close together as possible. You will likely spill some. I always do. I use a rubber band to keep them tight.
Step 5
Once the wax is melted and stirred in well, this is when you would add in any extras such as carrot seed essential oil. Shut off the burner and pour into containers. Don’t overheat the blend. You only need to melt & stir in.
Step 6
Once cooled, clean them up! I don’t waste the spilled balm. I scrape it into empty containers. After I get all I can into containers, I use a paper towel and wipe off any residue and cap them. I use the shoved in ones first. I wouldn’t give one of those away.
That’s it! I put them in a bag and put them in a cabinet. These last us a long time! Sometimes I give some away.
These are another thing you don’t need to buy. I have used the same bottle of carrot seed essential oil for many years. I buy containers each time but you could definitely reuse tins. It would be difficult to reuse tubes and get every bit of the older stuff out. I paid $12.99 for 50 tubes. That comes to .26 cents a tube. I don’t count the rest as I always have olive oil on hand, and beeswax, and calendula flowers. As I said, I have used the same carrot seed oil for so many years…probably 10! So the cost is minuscule. I also love building up our stock for a while. It is the same for me as putting up food for the year. We raise enough chickens for the freezer for a year. I make a good sized batch of dish soap bars, shampoo bars, and regular soap for a long while. The cost of these is also small. I use tallow from the beef we purchase in bulk for the year to make soap. It makes the cost very low. I make enough candles or prepare wax to do so for a year plus. I love this stuff! But those are more posts for other days. I hope I have given you one more thing to stock up on for the year! One less thing to buy! Happy making!
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I started experimenting with candlemaking about 8 years ago. I absolutely love beeswax candles. As with most things I like, they are expensive to buy. If you know me at all, you know I love to make. I love the smell of beeswax. I love the beautiful warm glow the candles give off. I love that they clean the air while they burn. I love the beautiful natural golden color of the candles. I love the overall ambiance they give. I love the entire experience from the cleaning of the wax, to the burning of the candles. Every little bit. We drive about two hours away to get the beeswax. We usually buy a five gallon pail of raw honey at the same time. We typically go in with others to get that bulk price then I divide the honey. So technically, I enjoy this process from the trip to get the honey 😉 It is a pretty drive. I have ordered the beeswax through the mail as well. No beautiful drive, but lovely to receive the package just the same. The smell is just fantastic. If you are interested in making candles, I highly recommend buying from a local apiary rather than online if possible. It is way better than factory processed. On that note, the bigger the apiary, the better the pricing in my experience. If you have your own bees, even better. If a farm has 25 hives, they can’t offer bulk pricing on their goods. Why would they if they sell out of the smaller quantities at higher prices? So, when looking for good prices locally, look for a local beekeeper with a lot of hives.
I first tried dipping to make candles. I enjoyed the process but not that you had to have excess wax in a reservoir in order to dip. Since I do not have my own bees, I have to buy wax. For me this wasn’t very efficient. I then tried pouring into jars with wicks. They were okay, but didn’t burn great. Plus, then I had jars that needed to be boiled to get the wax off before I could reuse them. After that, I experimented with molds. I had a friend that had an old tin mold. That didn’t work so well for me. I had to boil the wax out as they would not release. I tried spraying the molds with oil. I set them in the freezer. I put them under hot water. I struggled with them so moved on. I really wanted them to be my fit! Next, I made my own molds out of PVC pipes. These worked okay for the first few times I used them. After that, wax started building up and they wouldn’t release. I finally ended up buying a flexible mold. This is more my speed. I can make candles for my family easily with beautiful results. The molds can be used over and over again. Eventually, I would like to experiment with making my own flexible molds, but for now, this momma needs some ease in her life!
The process is not too complicated. I buy wax as I mentioned previously. I clean the wax. I pour the candles. The set up stays on my counter until I have enough candles for the year. I put the set up away. I have an old non stick pan that I only keep for melting wax. A bonus to this is the incredible smell wafting through the house! Oh how I love the smell of beeswax! It just smells fantastic! Do be careful to not walk away if you have a small pan as I do pictured here with wax that is bigger than the pan. I hold them until they melt down enough to fit in the pan. I pour off through my ”filter” as it melts. You can burn the wax so you will want to keep an eye on it. You only want to melt it, not boil it. As soon as it melts, pour it through your filter. The filter sits on top of an old crock pot. I keep an old crockpot that has been retired from cooking. I also keep an old mesh strainer that sits directly on top of the crock. In the old strainer I place paper towels. I turn the crock on low so it is ready by adding heat to help the wax filter thorough the paper towel above it. Otherwise, it cools off before going through the paper towel and starts to solidify.
Cleaning Beeswax: My Method
Step 1: Prepare the crockpot. Turn on crockpot to the low setting and allow to warm. Put strainer on top. Place a paper towel on top of the strainer.
Step 2: Melt the ”dirty” wax in a pot on the stove top just to melting, no longer. Pour off melted wax through the filter.
Step 3: After the wax has filtered through (this can take a little while), using a ladle, fill molds.
At this point I will fill my candle molds too if I need them. Otherwise, I use my pound and ounce molds for ease of use later.
Once they cool, you can pop them out and they are ready to store until they are needed. These cool fairly quickly, especially the ounce mold. Now the wax is clean and ready for use. The wax I get is actually very clean looking, but I have learned that it must be filtered or the candles will not burn well.
Tips
Don’t eat yellow snow. You’re welcome 😉 No really…Cover your workspace! I am using a tiled counter with a couple of layers of packing paper on top. I save it when it comes with packages for covering surfaces for messy projects and paper mache. It is handy to have. Don’t work with wax on any porous surface. Cover well with something disposable. If using paper, know that it can still seep through. Cardboard would be good too. I always end up with wax where I don’t want it such as the stove top and floor. My best tool for this is a pampered chef stoneware scrapper. The type that come with stoneware when you buy it. It works well to scrape the wax off floors and counters. As for the stove top, heat it up, and wipe off with paper towels. Wax needs to be either melted and wiped up or scraped where you can not. Do not wear nice clothes. That avoiding working with porous surfaces applies to your clothing too 😉 I am not saying you should cover yourself in something non porous but dress in something that you don’t mind ruining…just in case.
I don’t recommend using anything that is used for food as it will get covered in wax and will need to be melted off. I do keep an old canner for melting wax off things. I don’t love having to do that. You can get some of the equipment from a thrift shop if you do not have something already that you could designate for wax. One thing I wouldn’t recommend buying used is this type of mold unless you know what you are doing. They could be damaged too easily. If I found them really cheap I might be willing to risk it.
Pouring into the Candle Molds
I use a pouring pitcher to melt and pour the clean wax when I am done with the cleaning process. It makes it easy to have the clean wax in one pound blocks for the candles. They fit nicely in the pitcher and melt quickly. You prepare your molds according to the manufactures directions. I have used an oil spray as a release before and now mostly do not. Temperatures do matter. The molds can not take too hot of wax or they will be damaged and not release the candles well. I used to take the melted wax temps until my second thermometer broke and I didn’t want to buy another. At the moment, I do not use a release and do not take temps but am careful to just melt the wax. As soon as it is melted, I pour. Using a pitcher helps melt evenly and pour without making as much of a mess as with a pan. I have two candle molds. A pillar and a taper. I only make candles for our own family and extended family and friends as gifts on occasion.
Here you can see inside the pilar mold. You can also see the slit on the side and the hole in the bottom where you pull the wick through.
Step 1: Prep the molds with wicking. Save yourself some time and be sure to get the proper wick for your mold. The manufacturer should have it listed. It is a big bummer when you go though the process and your candle doesn’t burn right. Clean your wax, use the right wick, you will be happier. To pull the wick through the mold, I use a wicking needle. My taper mold is 10” so it needs to be long enough to reach through. Once you pull your wick through, you leave it underneath and each time you pull out a candle, the wick is pulled up. It rethreads itself so you only need to thread it when you run out of wick. You pull the candle out, then snip off the tip about a quarter inch long. You have your wick ready for the next candle.
Step 2: Secure the molds. I place rubber bands around the molds to close the slits that are there for pulling out the candles.
Step 3: Secure the wick at the top so it is centered. I use a popsicle stick for my pillar and a skewer for my taper. I just set it on top of the mold and pull the wick over it and tape it to the side. This is another important step in ensuring a good burn afterwards. If it is off center, it will not burn evenly. This is easy to do, no worries.
Step 4: Pour the melted wax into the molds. Be sure to not let it get too hot. It would be wise to get a thermometer when you are getting started. After you pour, the wick will absorb some of the wax so you will need to top it off as needed.
Step 5: Wait! These need to be cooled well because they have wicks…if you try to pull them out too soon when the wax is soft, the wick will pull right out. I learned that the hard way 😉 Not the end of the world. Melt it down and do it again!
You can find links to all my molds below if you like the style.
I use the ounce blocks for lip balm and salves. I will probably make a short post about lip balm soon since I am out!
Here is a view of most of about five days of cleaning wax and candle making. I did put some away before taking this picture. I usually buy about 10# of wax at a time. It took me five days to work through cleaning that, plus pouring candles that I needed now. That is not sitting there and only doing this. That is on the side while homeschooling and cooking, etc. Next time I pull out my supplies, it will only be my candle molds and pitcher. Melt & pour. Easy peasy.
Dipped Leaves
I love making garlands from leaves. I still use and keep an atlas in our vehicle. The atlas doubles as a convenient leaf press 😉 When we are out and about and I see beautiful leaves, I put them in my atlas to straighten. Once dry, simply dip quickly in melted wax holding the stem. Hold over the melted wax until dripping stops and place aside. You could make singles as sun catchers and/or make a garland to keep beautiful fall colors around as long as you like!
I hope I have inspired you to make some beeswax candles and dip some leaves! I very much enjoy the experience and hope you will too! I have included some extra links for some books we enjoy on the subject as well as some beeswax crayons. Also, be sure to check out my book review on Bees: A Honeyed History written by Piotr Socha. Happy making!
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Okay folks…going to get a little naughty here. I have had a little trouble with sugar over the years. It is my addiction. Some folks drink and do drugs…I like me some sugar. Pizzelles are one of my weak spots. I love them. There will be many other posts on healthy life choices I promise. In this post, I will honor my paternal grandmother Rose. I debated on sharing this recipe because I am Italian and we are kind of funny about those things. I wanted it to be special for my girls. However, here I am sharing it with the world. I thought my family would really like this one. I have altered the recipe anyway.
This is my grandma Rose with her two oldest children. The year was…a long time ago. I am unsure on that one.
My grandma Rose lived in the house I grew up in, in Syracuse, NY. She moved south to Florida and my parents took over the house at some point. I didn’t see her often but she used to send us the most delicious grapefruits which she grew in her back yard. I didn’t care for the oranges. Sorry grandma, they were too sweet for my taste. Those grapefruits however were amazing. Growing up in NYS you don’t get to sample many varieties of grapefruits. You get white and pink from the grocery store. The white ones were bitter. Grandmas were so different. They were thin skinned, tart and delicious. They were not bitter at all. Oh how I wish I knew what variety they were. If you know me, you know I am an investigator type. I even looked up the house grandma lived in (she has passed several years ago) to see if I could contact the new owners to get some seeds or a cutting. To my utter dismay someone cut down the trees and put in a pool.
When I was a kid, I remember visiting grandma in Florida. She would make me lots and lots of fresh squeezed grapefruit juice…as much as I would like. She also made me pizzelles. By chance you do not know what pizzelles are, they are a bland, crisp Italian cookie made with a press or pizzelle iron. They are delicious to me and my family.
Grandma Rose was a spunky little petite lady full of life. She was always working on something. I remember her as an older lady sitting outside our second story windows to clean them. She wasn’t afraid to tell you her opinion either. While I didn’t get her petite size…okay, I got the petite height…just not the width, lol…I have plenty of her spice. I also continue on her tradition of making pizzelles for my family.
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I got this new cookbook about 4 years ago with plastic slide in sheets to protect the recipes. I really like it. I hope it keeps the recipes I use safe for my girls and maybe their children one day.
Excuse my spelling errors and pen over pencil 😉
My variation: I use whole ground organic unbleached spelt flour. I get that locally through Regional Access. The Grindstone Farm picks up there. I use avocado oil in place of the butter from Aldi and add in 2 Tablespoons of nutritional yeast and 1/2 a teaspoon of salt. This combination gives a nice buttery flavor without the dairy. I prefer 2 teaspoons of almond extract instead of the anise & vanilla. I get my extracts from my local co-op most of the time. Sometimes I toss in some flax meal too. My batter is dark because I use unbleached ingredients. Some notes: Do not use extra virgin olive oil…it does not taste good in this recipe. The flavor is too strong. Regular olive oil is fine. Coconut oil isn’t my favorite in this recipe. They tend to brown too fast. DO NOT WALK AWAY while using the iron. They cook very quickly. I overcook a few just about every time because I try to multitask. Don’t do the dishes 😉 Wait.
I have the Chef’s Choice Pizzelle Pro maker. I make these for the kids birthdays, road trips, etc. Or just because… but I am trying not to do that these days!
This dough was made with sifted spelt flour. You can see there is a big difference in color.
You can use a stand mixer if you want but I generally use a batter bowl and a whisk. They whip up fine that way. I do love to use cooling racks. I use these things for everything. You will see them in many posts from basic food uses to holding sterilized canning jars to curing soap, lol. I prefer the stackable. I like Pampered Chef the best as they have a smaller grate pattern so you don’t tend to loose as much food but the first ones I linked work well for most things.
Pizzelles cool and harden quickly. You can shape them if you work fast…and don’t mind burning your hands! You can use them as an easy canolli shell (I use a fat stubby piece of dowel) or make cones out of them.
These dress up a table nicely in a long skinny basket. I hope I have inspired you to make pizzelles for your family! Enjoy! Once in a while that is…and maybe think of my grandma and smile.
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