Posted in Survivalism on 04/05/2009 12:39 pm by Lady Phoenix
So I was reading on another blog about how this guy has his perimeter. Realize, however, that I’m not going to discuss the entirety of home defense here… Just the thought about perimeters.
Husband and I have talked many times about perimeters. Amazingly, one of the best ideas we came up with? A moat. Would I like to have a 15ft steel reinforced concrete wall with razor wire on the ground and around the top of it? Sure. But I think a moat would be pretty effective at stopping or at least deterring most “criminals.” We’ve even discussed the things we’d put in the moat… like broken glass.
Anyhow, just throwing that out there. Anyone else have any interesting ideas, I’m certainly all ears. 
Posted in Herbal on 04/04/2009 05:28 am by Lady Phoenix
I finally got in my Comfrey Root and Calendula. Got them into their respective crock pots… And I got back to reading. Several things I read said they only needed to sit in the hot oil like that for a few hours. So instead of two weeks, I opted for overnight. The next day, I strained the oil out, put them in their little 4oz amber jars with eye droppers, and I set to work actually making the salve.
Now, I had a 1lb brick of bees wax which I started with… grated some, let it melt, double boiling… Added some oil (not paying any attention to how much, because I know I have enough of everything to make it right)… And the mixture hardened to something wholly unusable. Kept adding oodles and oodles of oil until it became somewhat spreadable (more like lip gloss than an actual salve, but it’ll work for my purposes).
So I ended up with two jars of salve made with bees wax, myrrh, calendula, comfrey, tea tree, sweet almond, and coconut. We’ll see how this pans out. All are good for healing, cleaning, that kind of thing… But my advice? Start with the oil, then add the wax, and only add a little at a time!
Posted in General on 04/03/2009 08:27 am by Lady Phoenix
Been a while since I posted. Have had a lot going on in the family world. I’m halfway through pregnancy at the moment, and my daughter just turned six… She and the hubby were both sick as heck recently. He’s still recovering. Lots of excitement from all directions. Hopefully I can get back on here something regular.