Watch this to view my grand-daughter and learn about the Wheel of Fortune Ranch

I have probably talked about my grand-baby taking horseback riding lessons.   Now you can view her on the horse in the video below.  The video is the last few minutes of the Wheel of Fortune TV show from the 29th of May.  She is on this video 4 times.  Once when Donna leads the horse with her on it, once with the other kids walking around (she has a pony tail in this picture), once in her pink cowboy hat (her arm was in a purple cast), and once at the far right side of the screen for a quick shot.  Her plaid shirt shows in the shot.

This is a great place for children and adults to visit.  I love the quiet of the country and all of the animals there, especially the chickens.   This video is publicizing the Wheel of Fortune Ranch, which was purchased with the winnings from Donna Penley's time on the show after the tornado went through Haysville, Kansas in 1999 and Donna lost her home.
 


https://www.facebook.com/wheeloffortune/videos/1428402717203367/ 

Good, Bad, and Ugly

About a month ago I made blueberry soap.  I used a fragrance oil I had in stock.  It tends to turn soap a little brown and some of the blue micas will morph when used with it.  It turned very ugly.  The swirls were great, but the it almost had a greenish-brown film on the outside.  When the film is removed, it appears again.  This soap was requested and I couldn't sell something that looked like this mess.  I made another batch of blueberry soap last week.  I purchased a new fragrance oil and coloring.  Instead of micas, I used pigment.  Pigment tends to hold up better when soap is acidic.  There is a tiny bit of darkening, but the blue is pretty.

New batch of blueberry soap: 

Old batch of blueberry soap after curing a month.  Yuck!:

You can see the big difference.  Even seasoned soap makers make ugly soap on occasion.

Plain Jane soap without color or fragrance.  Colloidal oatmeal is on on top and in the soap.

New Christmas Holiday soap in the mold.

Grand-baby and her chicken.  She isn't quite 2 in this pictures and she goes out to the chicken coop with her daddy and helps with collecting eggs and feeding the chickens.  She will also pick up chickens and give them loving hugs. 

Thank you for viewing.  

I hope you have a wonderful week!  

Dawnie

Please view my web store at:

http://www.custercottage.com

And visit my Etsy shop at:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/CusterCottage

Accomplishments

Do you have a day that you don't feel your accomplishments amount to much compared to others?  An acquaintance of mine, Cheryl of Rochester, New York, recently retired and she has already knitted or crocheted 200 baby goat coats!  Way to go Cheryl!!!

Today, my big accomplishment is a tomato.  It is not just any tomato, it is fresh, and new.   Maybe I should admit that it is the first one to set onto my 3 tomato plants this year.  LOL

Since I am a grandma, you get to see pictures.  Some of those pictures include baby bonnets I am crocheting.  I haven't gotten one to fit perfect yet, but I am trying.............

 

You are able to view my web store at: https://www.custercottage.com 

And my Etsy shop at: https://www.etsy.com/shop/CusterCottage

Have a great week!  Dawnie