LICENSED

WOO HOOO!!!!!

I PASSED my esthetician tests!!! A practical and a written.
Now I KNEW that I knew I had failed that test. When she printed off the score, it showed I PASSED!!! YAYYYYY!!!!!

So I'm waiting on receiving the license from the State of Arizona. Then I think I will see about getting another job giving skin care treatments. The only drawback is you usually have to sell the products the salon has.
How can I, in good conscience sell garbage for people to put on their faces? I guess, like in school, find the lesser of two evils and recommend those.

Anyway, I will now be able to put L.E. after my name.
I'm SO proud of myself! This isn't a certificate, of which I have plenty. I am LICENSED.

And for my reward, of putting up with ALL the junk at the school, for putting in 53 hours a week for a month, for going to school when I was sicker than I had been in a very long time, I am giving myself the reward of going to Rocky Point! [Mexico]

I will be gathering some beautiful shells for those that would like to have 1 or 2 [with purchase] to use as a scoop for bath salts, flour or just as a desk top decoration. I've been down there before and the shells on the beach are quite astoundingly beautiful.

I'm excited. I'm proud of myself. And I'm proud of you, my customers for allowing me to do this.
How? By holding off on phone calls til I got done. By praying for me & giving me encouragement.

warmly,

Janine Joi

cool links to things

Well, I've been researching again on sea buckthorn. I put a lot of links on the anappleadayetc.com website. They are under the 'links' link and under the 'learning' link.

I am also thinking of getting a still to make hydrosols. Ah, but which one? Glass still or copper still? I'm leaning toward the copper because it won't break! Does anyone have one, and which kind and why do you prefer that one over the other?

While futzing around check out these links:
I think the first one is on sheds. We need a shed. I've tried hiring men, no one wants to do it. OR they want someone to help them. huh? Like get your own help!

So I guess we will go to Lowe's and get the Heartland one.
Gotta get the boxes of containers moved so I can have
more room.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/home_journal/how_to/4284709.html

http://www.pvcplans.com/pvc-pipe.htm

Does anyone here use twitter? It seems to be a lot of trouble, UNLESS it's someplace I can post the links and stuff I find. Which would be easier than emailing them to myself to save them. lol

Take care,

Janine Joi

Tomato recipes

Hi Everyone,

My Dad sent me these recipes for tomatos. He's in a part of the country where tomatos grow well and there is an abundance. You will see where I get my sense of humor from. lol
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TOMATO JUICE
By
Dick Smith

Process

Start with 80 pounds of tomatoes or whatever you have.Pull out stems with pliers.Have big (like canning) pot of water boiling. Just a light boil or heavy simmer is fine.

Dump in as many tomatoes that fit comfortably. I slip ‘em in with a slotted spoon. I already learned you don’t fry bacon naked, and this is pretty close to that.

Take out as soon as skins start to crack with slotted spoon and put into smaller pot (just to carry them to the sink or wherever).

Dump in sink to cool for a few minutes or until able to handle. Or speed things up by putting them in cold water for a few minutes.

Over an eight-qt. pot peel off skins (they slip off easily) and cut chunks off from core (throw away core or hard white parts). Fill pot with tomatoes (about 6 quarts) to about 2/3 or ¾ full.

Ingredients (All approximate) – per every 8-qt. pot

1 TB granular garlic

2 TB Italian Seasoning

1 TB salt

1 Cup sugar (Your taste--we like the juice to the sweeter side.)

1 medium pinch chili flakes

2 TB lemon juice

1 TB Worcestshire Sauce

Bring to slight boil while mashing (stir the red foam back into the juice). Cook and mash maybe 5 to 10 minutes

Take pot to sink (or out in the woods) and whirl with a mixer or whirly thing. The whizzer (I call it) does a great job of smoothing out the juice AND kind of breaks or softens the seeds. We definitely like the seeds in it. We don’t want it like it comes out of a can from the store.

This made 18 qts. or 2 ½ gallons.

Rest in stainless pots or glass bowls overnight or at least 3 to 4 hours. Dip off carefully the clear juice floating on top. We drink this too. It just isn’t as rich. I put a measuring cup almost flat so it is draining off just the clear liquid, then I gently depress the bottom of the cup down a little into the main juice. I do it in 2 or 3 spots around the pot.

Pour into plastic bottles and freeze. It lasts a long time. You could use this as a base for soup in the winter by adding vegetables, rice, or sausage. This would make a hearty supper with garlic bread.

Active time

Picking – 2 hrs. Dick and friend
Processing – 4 ½ hrs. Dick and Carol
Packaging – 1 hr. Dick and Carol
Clean up -- 1 hr. Carol

Broiled Tomatoes - Medium Firm Tomatoes

Sherry (can omit)

Salt

Pepper

Dried Dill or whatever you want.

Mayonnaise

Grated Cheese (I used Parmesan)

Cut tomatoes in halves crosswise. Pierce with fork and sprinkle with Sherry (or omit). Season with salt, pepper and dill. Broil 5 to 7 minutes or until heated through. Can use toaster oven. Watch so they don’t get mushy. Combine equal amounts of mayonnaise and cheese and put a spoonful on each tomato half. Return to broiler to brown lightly. Excellent with barbecued meats or chicken.

If anyone has any recipes to share, please do post them here! It would be good to make this an interactive blog!

Janine

McCain vs Obama

In this war of which person will be the better President,
watch this commercial made by a young man, Joe Cook.

NOTHING speaks louder than the truth.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG4fe9GlWS8

Shark Steam Mop

Hi all,

I am using the Shark Steam Mop for the first time.

I have two different types of tile here, one is somewhat sealed the other is not.

This mop gives me a WORKOUT. I am huffing and puffing when done. It will definitely give your back and arms a workout. This is not necessarily a bad thing.

In order to get enough steam out, you have to pump it a LOT. In order to do it enough, I have the radio station Movin 97.5 on. www.movin975.com ! LOL

There were spots on the sealed tile that I had to scrub at and it would have taken less time with that little scrubber on the end of a sponge mop. However, I can't find the 'old' cellulose sponge mops anymore. Those are my favorite mops.

The floor is a bit damp, it's not completely dry, but it's not WET like when using a mop, and it dries more quickly.

One thing about this steam mop, it is NOT as easy nor as light to use as they show on t.v. It probably has a lot to do with the type of flooring, I wouldn't be using this if I didn't have some strength in my arms already.

It also has a steam bottle to use on upholstery, window sills, stuff that you can't use the mop part on. I will try it on my car upholstery and a chair, along with window sills. I'll let you know.

A male friend tried using it, he was feeling it in his upper arms also.

UPDATE: For an hour after using it, because it has to be continually pumped to activate the steam mechanism, my shoulder was hurting. While workouts are fine, this is not. I don't want rotator problems b/c of some mop. Not that I would have them, but you get my drift.

AND, the first time I used it, I could feel my neck and back hurt. The strength needed to push this around on tile, popped my back out.

Update next day: I will be taking this back to Costco. My back hurts SO much. My neck is hurting. I would suggest not buying the Shark Steamer Mop.

Janine

It's Global COOLING, not warming

As scientists have been saying for at least a year now, our earth is not warming, as the scare mongerers try to convince everyone, it is cooling. Below is an excerpt from here:
http://www.politickernj.com/bguhl/22291/
doherty-new-scientific-data-justifies-repealing-
global-warming-response-act

“There are many credible members of the scientific community who have questioned the theory of global warming, and now we have some scientists actually suggesting the earth’s temperatures may be entering a period of dramatic cooling,” said Doherty, R-Warren and Hunterdon. “With this growing level of scientific uncertainty, it makes no sense to enact a new set of economically damaging regulations prompted by the global warming hysteria of recent years.”

According to recent news reports, a top observatory that has been measuring sun spot activity predicts that global temperatures will drop by two degrees over the next 20 years as solar activity slows and the planet drastically cools down. They suggest this could potentially herald the onset of a new ice age. Following the end of the sun’s most active period in over 11,000 years, the last 10 years have displayed a clear cooling trend as temperatures post-1998 leveled out and are now decreasing.

Earlier this year, John Coleman, the founder of The Weather Channel, stated that manmade global warming is “the greatest scam in history,” adding, “I am amazed, appalled and highly offended by it. Global Warming; It is a scam.” Coleman said the theory of global warming is based on fraudulent science.

How many know that we are really NOT in a global warming but a cooling period? Its the same with the hype on soy. Soy, as I have said for a LONG long time, it not good for you in the amounts 'they' have told Americans to ingest. It's NOT. There are reports, few and far between on how bad soy is.

A woman I met in Trader Joe's a couple years ago, said her family owned a soy farm and said soy is one of, if not THE most, worst thing to try to digest.

Folks, all things in moderation.
PEOPLE, wake UP! Stop letting those that are trying to separate you from your money TELL YOU what to eat and what to think and what you are 'allowed' to put on your bodies!!

8/12/08 New recipe

Blue Sage Naturals supports a little girl in the Dominican Republic, through Compassion International. www.compassion.com.

On the site that tells info about her and her country, there is this recipe. I thought it would be a good one to share. I LOVE cooking foreign-to-me foods. Send yours in!
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Cooked Bananas
Green Banana Salad
3 green (unripe) bananas, peeled
2 cups water
1 tsp. salt
2 medium carrots, shredded
1 small cucumber, sliced
1 medium tomato, chopped
1 avocado, cubed
1 stalk celery, sliced

Dressing:
1/3 cup olive or vegetable oil
2 Tb. wine vinegar
1 clove garlic, chopped
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. prepared dark mustard
dash of pepper

Heat bananas, water and salt to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer until tender, about five minutes. Drain and cool; cut bananas crosswise into 1/2-inch slices. Blend together dressing ingredients. Toss bananas and vegetables with dressing. Serves eight.
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The echinacea is now blooming.
I am looking for places to go and collect herbs. I have found some yarrow in Northern Az that is sooo aromatic and clean and wonderful.

I am looking for comfrey, calendula and others that I just love to use. Conversely, if you have any of the above perhaps we can do a trade?

I found when we went yarrow collecting this past weekend, I am spending too much time working. What I used to be able to identify, now I can't. So I intend to get out more, re-learning the plants' names.

My next experimental crop will be Teff. It's a tiny, tiny seed that is ground into flour and high in protein.

The Persian Lilac is 10 feet high and 10 feet wide. The willow tree broke in the horrendously high winds we had a few days ago. That wind knocked down 70 power poles in Buckeye [a town south of Phx]. It was a strong wind. Strongest I have ever seen here in 7.5 yrs of living here. Consistently strong. We've had microbursts here, but nothing like that was. Whoever heard of a willow tree breaking???

Here's another article on something totally different;
eating meat, which we are totally for. Meat in moderation provides many needed nutrients...amino acids, vitamins. Here's the article: http://thetundradrums.com/news/show/1492

Have a good one,

Janine