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Five Things Friday 8/12/16

By Mavis Butterfield on August 12, 2016 · 4 Comments
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beet juice

Beet red.

Last night we had roasted beets for a side dish. As I was peeling the giant globes of goodness the color was so intense I thought I’d try and make a dye out of peelings. I let the beet skins steep overnight and I’ll try dye some wool with them today. I LOVE experiments!!!

tracking bunnies lucy puggle

Somehow, last night a small rabbit snuck into the backyard and Lucy has been on the hunt ever since.

bad running shoes

They don’t make shoes like they used to. Maybe I have high expectations… but the tread on a shoe should last longer than 6 months of minimal wear.

pansy seedlings

The pansies. They are up and running.

wood pallet

My weekend project. I’m hoping to craft something out of this old wooden pallet and give it to the HH for our 22nd anniversary. Care to make a guess as to what I’ll be making? 😉

Have a great weekend everyone,

~Mavis

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Comments

  1. Gwenn says

    August 12, 2016 at 5:59 am

    Mavis, did you let the beet skins soak in water or vinegar? If water, do you do a vinegar rinse at any point to set the color?

    Reply
    • Mavis Butterfield says

      August 13, 2016 at 4:38 am

      Right now they are soaking in hot water. I always do a vinegar rinse after boiling the wool. I’ll post an update when it’s all done.

      Reply
  2. Kat says

    August 12, 2016 at 6:12 am

    a wall pallet garden! maybe filled with hops and aromatics so he can brew his own brew….

    Reply
  3. Randi says

    August 14, 2016 at 9:07 am

    Happy anniversary! We also celebrated our 22nd yesterday! Sadly, no pallet gifts were exchanged.

    Reply

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