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Yep, it’s March 14th, which means it’s Pi Day (3-14, at least in the non-Commonwealth countries)! I’m not the biggest fan of pi – trig and I don’t get along all that well – but if it’s a cheap excuse to eat pi and talk about science, then I’m in! Want some ideas on how...
Between not having internet access since Saturday night, the stomach flu – from which I’m mostly recovered, although I’m still feeling a bit weak – and my mom’s exciting case of this ailment, I’m afraid I’m behind on posts, comments, and e-mails. I hope to catch up tomorrow and Wednesday, so I ask for your...
As a quick note, I’m really sick with a stomach flu, and I’m feeling worse than I have in years! If you’ve ordered one of the e-books or have written to me in the last few days, including today, I won’t be able to respond until Friday morning at the earliest. I’m sorry about this,...
It’s March 1st, the second anniversary of this blog and National Crafting Month! I think I’ll celebrate with some homemade ice cream topped with our homemade strawberry sauce and homemade caramel sauce (and a heaping dose of Lactaid Ultra!). A lot of people write to me asking about my motivation in writing this blog every...
It is so cold in my workshop that I can’t go into it, so the posts I was hoping to write about using the thickeners and the Iron Chemist results may be delayed! It’s been below freezing since Saturday, -3˚C or lower in the mornings, and not much higher in the afternoons, and the moment...