Buddha in blue jeans, laundry soap, cold cases and and stitching

I planned to do laundry yesterday, found I was out of detergent, thought, no problem I'll just make a new batch. Then I checked the recipe and found, not so fast, it has to sit for 24 hours. New plan, yesterday I made a gallon of laundry stuff, today I'll do laundry. Upcycled handy container.

I've blogged about this before. Much cheaper than buying detergent, and it has the added advantage that you know what's in it, because you put it there. Grated castile soap, washing soda, borax, water. It works just as well as the fancy stuff. To get the proportions, you'll find several prairie ladies on YouTube, looking a lot more glamorous than you'd expect, with their recipes. 

The other good part about making this recipe is that it leaves the pots and grater cleaner than they were before you used them.

Back in the studio, well, the sofa,  really, I did some stitching,

while listening to another Martin Walker about the Perigord police chief who's a great cook, horse rider and tennis player, interested in the history and culture of his region.  This one involves prehistoric research techniques and a cold case.

I find that unless I'm working on something, my attention wanders from listening and I miss a lot of the action. Or I imagine I can listen and check email, same result. 

This morning I remembered a little ebook I have on my Kindle, and thought if you don't know about it, you might like to.

And here's a sample page

It's very brief, kind and I find it useful. Just a thought.

And here's a salute to the Canadian black bear

I watched the video, politest bear, he just strolls around checking the shelves, no pulling stuff out, until he selects one pack of gummy bears and leaves. 

It seems so appropriate, and I wonder if he'd promised the kids, like a human Dad bringing jelly babies home. 

Happy day everyone, knitting group later today, so I'll take along the current sock.