Babes Fantastic Tips

ooh i'm interested in some merino, say 1.5m in both boys stripy colours and girls  stripy colours. Already have bags for both but pjs and leggings would be good. (good ole grandma and her sewing machine!!)

Hey Babe, you are AMAZING!! I'm so inspired! I really need to teach myself how to sew.
What do you use to clean your Oven? I used baking soda the other day and sprayed it with water and left it over night, it got off some of the grease but not all of it, what would you suggest?

Thanks for the great tips Babe! I might also be interested in merino, but need to source a sewing machine {and sewing skills!} first

Baking soda sprinkled in your oven & then spray with vinegar.

Babe...might come out to Shannon for coffee...we can hit the merino shop!

Will PM you when I get back.

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Kriss I got a basic brother sewing machine for my birthday last year and taught myself how to sew at christmastime. For people who are learning I'll post a sweater pants tute. I looked for one on google but they make it way more complicated than it needs to be!!!

Jojo its the Levana factory in Levin so people from palmy and wgtn could trip up or down quite easily. They have a HUGE amount of material cottons and all sorts (if anyone from outside the area wants sweatshirting material there all sorts of colours!!) they make the material out the back then they have the shop at the front with seconds, cutoffs and some firsts too. I just got 4 metres of seconds merino for $40 (I don't know whats wrong with it it looks perfectly fine to me!) and an offcut metre of blue 100% cotton for 50 cents which will make a sweater for Jake I love a bargain!!!!!

Where d'u live? If you're close to me maybe we could catch up?

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Yoghurt and egg conditioner-for oily/flyaway after shampooing whisk together  5tbls natural yoghurt & 1 egg massage into scalp. Leave on hair for a few mins then rinse.

Egg and coconut conditioner-all hair types. Heat 2tbls coconut oil. Then add 1 beaten egg and 1tbls vinegar. Massage into hair while still warm. Keep your hair covered for 30mins with a steaming towel, shampoo then rinse.

Hair rinse- Rosemary is easy to get hold of and makes your hair shine. Make it like a pot of tea, boiling water some rosemary leaves leave it to steep (u can gently simmer it too if you like) and after shampooing rince your hair with it, pour it through, catch what comes out and keep repeating until you've had enough or your arms are tired! Don't rinse it out let it dry naturally for a nice shine.  

Thanks Selina will def be trying all your suggestions!!

Sweetpea I'm horrified at the amount of crap that goes into processed food! I've always been fascinated by the amish simple lifestyle so while some things aren't possible (like going without a car! or my computer!!! or my dishwasher!!!!!) I enjoy the natural way of living. The one thing I'd really like that I can't have right now is a milking animal - fresh milk is soooooo delish!!! We used to have fresh milk when I was a kid and I miss it!

Highland coats are soft AND coarse lol the body coat is coarser but weirdly enough still quite soft and their faces are so soft! When I'm helping halter train the calves I get to give them lots of cuddles and over christmas we hand-reared a couple in our backyard which was hilarious. Jake used to play in his paddling pool and you'd have the dogs climbing in and out with him and the calves drinking from the edges too. I had to keep them from climbing in though coz they're still alot bigger than my baby.

I'll try neem granules then. Its been abit of a fight in the garden this summer with the pests (on top of the dogs that bury bones under my veges, the chickens that think my garden is there for their sole pleasure and the toddler that digs the poor seedlings up with his spade in an attempt to copy daddy!) so good to gather as many tips as possible so that I actually get some veges out of the garden this year!

Oh Bizzy I love companion gardening! Anything you can tell me would be avidly read!! I've been slowly creating a pottager type garden so we have nasturtiums, chamomile, pots of mint etc in our garden but I only started this garden over christmas (we brought our place in July/August but got so battered by the storms that the garden went down the priority list ) so I'm still working at it. Please post as many gardening tips as you can pleeeeeaaaaasssseeee????!!!!