MelangeByLisette

 Well, it has been an exceptionally busy week for me! I have also made my first you tube video! Actually, I made the video last winter, and my sister Laura suggested I put it on you tube, so we did! My you tube name is Chiliwist Silver, so check it out if you are a bird lover! I have been trying to work my behind off in the garden, but the darn thing just won't fall off! I should be skinny by now, but it is extremely hard for me to decrease my gravitational pull (my weight)! I finished another beading project, and started a new one yesterday. We had a big rain day before yesterday and that gave me a much needed break from watering the garden, so I pulled out all of my old sweet pea plants and planted more greens and lettuce. I'm going to plant a small test area with peas, and see if they can mature before the first freeze. I love experimenting when I can! Yesterday at Wal-Mart I found a new pressure canner/cooker which can be used on my glass top range, for about 70 dollars. That is great because I can't use aluminium on my range, and my old pressure cooker was aluminium, so I gave it to my neighbor. I am very happy to find one I can use! I called the factory when I bought my glass top range, and asked them what I could safely use on it, and I discovered I can't use my black iron skillets on there either, so I bake with them . I have four black iron pieces, one large skillet with browning ridges, two large skillets and a large black iron pot big enough to bake a chicken in. It has a handle so you can hang it over a fire, and I do believe it is quite old, and they all do a wonderful job. I just had my birthday, and I am 600 full moons old! In celebration my husband bought me a ten piece set of Cusinart cookware, and I can't wait to get it in the mail! I could cook for a small army soon! I love life tools, and I do hope to pass them down to my girls eventually. My only real problem now is that I have to completely rearrange my kitchen, and that's going to be a big job, very soon. I am going to go ahead and paint the kitchen so it is truly a fresh start. I am almost ready to launch my new sister site on ETSY, and it is named LowTek. I will offer simple things such as my pine needle baskets, gourdworks, spice blends, and so forth. Things with an intimate connection to Earth herself. Well, I need to go stake up some of my sunflowers and tomatoes, and then I have a lot of food to blanch and dry, so, I am off. I hope everyone has a meaningful and happy week to come! And remember, porcupines need hugs too! We'll talk about porcupines another time...Good evening from up the Chilowist, Lisette and pack