Here you will find Cover page graphics as well as links to the categories in the artisan catalog.
Here you will find Cover page graphics as well as links to the categories in the artisan catalog.
We are excited to announce that the catalog and web page will be ready soon.
Very soon, sellers in rural areas will have a platform for selling their handy work online with a secure platform for processing payments.
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Do you struggle with the art of finding the right gift for people? Maybe there are one or two people on your list that you simply draw a blank on when it comes to choosing the right item for their birthday, Mothers’ Day, or other special occasion. It isn’t that you do not care, but somehow, every time they open the present that is from you, their reaction is less than joyous.
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Here in Soap Lake, Washington it is looking like we are going to have to gear up for freezing rain today. Weather forecasts are predicting freezing rain and one to three inches of snow on top of the slippery ice for the Soap Lake area.
Cover exposed walkways. There is nothing worse than trying to get out of the house to go to work after a nice freezing rain. This year, my main exit and entryway to the house is exposed to the elements. I have to walk across a wood deck and down a couple of steps. If that porch gets covered with freezing rain, there will be no getting out.
I decided that I’m going to cover the area with a tarp overnight. That way, tomorrow morning I can just shake the ice off the tarp and have a dry, non-skid surface to walk on.
Get traction grippers for your shoes. They don’t cost much and here in our area the best bet to find them is in Ephrata, at WalMart. These grippers are inexpensive, and work pretty well, but will ice up, so they are not completely fool proof. They are easy to use and you just slip them over your shoes.
Stock up on ice melt. Sometimes the ice melting products work great, but if it gets too cold, or the snow or ice buildup is too heavy, it won’t work very well. In cases of rain and snow mix, or freezing rain, the ice melting substance tends to wash away, or pool.
Caution: If roads are very icy or closed, driving conditions could be very dangerous. Please check your local authorities, and listen to a reliable news source for road closures. If they are saying to stay off the roads, following the instructions could save your life.
When weather like this hits, it can be frustrating if your car door freezes shut. This is why it is a good idea to keep an extra jug of window deicer handy. Sometimes, just the dampness and cold temperatures are enough to cause your car door to freeze to the weather stripping around the edges of the door opening. When I know the bad weather is coming, I first try to eliminate the problems from occurring by covering my vehicle. But sometimes that doesn’t happen, and when I need to unfreeze my car door, the following technique works well for me:
Usually, this works for me.
Frost on the Tomato Vines
Home made tomato sauce.
Well, it is now that time of year. Last night it got down to 27 degrees, and my tomato vines turned a dark shade of gray. The bush was loaded with plum tomatoes that were just starting to ripen, as well as lots of green tomatoes.
I decided to just harvest all of the partially-
ripe plum tomatoes, and plucked a few green ones (for fried green tomatoes). The partially-ripened fruit can be used in almost any cooked tomato sauce, and you just rinse and put them in a heavy, airtight, sealed baggie. This winter I can pop them out and peel them when they are still partially frozen. Then just chop or cut into chunks and throw them in the spaghetti sauce.
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