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Home Decor With M & G…

Gnome Magic.

Hello!!  Yes, thought I would squeeze in another Blog post so that you don’t think that it is every 7 to 10 days only!!  You know what…time just flies by and before I know it, I haven’t written for ages.  Anyway, we are now in November-December time…the last leg of the year when it goes crazy-fast and you are left spinning in a whirlwind.  I really do think that from Thanksgiving time to Christmas/ New Year time, time accelerates and if you are not careful, projects come to a stand-still.  We are making a huge attempt to hold onto our sensibilities and keep on going!!  The veranda is getting its make-over.  Master Make-over Gnome has been plumbing and tiling.  The sink (love the sink!) and the bathtub are plumbed and working…oooh, look at that…

Sink and Bathtub.

We also re-located the washing machine-sans-case since the outer white cover was donated very generously by Gnome to the goosies as a nest:

Nesting Boxes.

Gnome Decor: attach the control panel to the wall and remove outer covering and lid.  Who needs frivolous washing machine accessories like that?  The washing machine, believe it or not, works absolutely fine.  On the plus side, stripped of its case, it is easier to move and takes up less space:

Gnome Washing Machine.

There you go…I now have all water stuff in one place…we will keep on going….

Here’s a tune for Gnome for doing everything that he does: “Gnome Does It Better.”

Running Out of Laundry Soap!

Gnome.PerplexedThe Munchkin told me that we are running out of laundry and washing up soap…what better way to spend a Sunday messing around with soap!

I think most readers have gathered by now that we make soap.  Lots of different types of soap for every conceivable occasion.  Now, not every batch of soap turns out right and figuring out what to do with this soap is a combination of a Bored-In-Belize project, not wasting things and not wanting to buy washing-up soap and laundry detergent (because one of us is Scottish and both of us are cheap!).

First you get old soap…

Old Soap Chunks From Unsuccessful Soap Batches.
Old Soap Chunks From Unsuccessful Soap Batches.

…grate it like so…

Gnome Fingers Grating Soap.
Gnome Fingers Grating Soap.

…putting it in a pot with water to boil…

Boiling.Soap
Boiling Old Soap in a Big Pot (the camera lens steamed up!).

…and pouring it into the ubiquitous pigtail bucket for storage!

Old Soap Turned Into Laundry/Washing-up Soap by Gnome Magic!
Old Soap Turned Into Laundry/Washing-up Soap by Gnome Magic!

The moral of the story is:  keep all your old soap bits and you can do this too in the comfort of your own home by following the recipe in Bored-In-Belize Projects:  Make Your Own Laundry Soap!!!

May all your laundry always be clean!!