Gentle Friends - my post title is odd, but since I am stitching on an exchange piece I haven't a snaperoo of that, yet, so I will post other snaps...
The pool opened up a couple of weeks ago (here in SF to have a private pool is wonderful, and not very common) so when we all got notices that the heater was cranked up and we were able to swim again..... it was like a stampede of water buffalo to the river...
however in reality it was a little more like....
.... you can tell it's Summer by the fog bank pouring over Twin Peaks....
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As you may remember I am a big fan of incense - I burn the stuff all the time. So, I thought why don't I try an make some of my own??? My sister and her family had given me a Gift Card from Mountain Rose Herbs, and they have a beginners "making your own Incense" kit... so I got one of these kits recently and tried my hand at making some....
Here's all the stuff that came in the kit....
basically you take a "recipe" and measure everything into a mortar...
take the pestle and grind and mix everything together making a very fine powder...
add enough water to make a sticky play-dough ball of raw incense... (I made two types)
pinch off enough to make a small cones, shape with fingers and let dry for a few days. Then ignite...
The first batch was hard to burn, so I re-ground the cones, added more of the Makko (ground bark binder) and reformed the cones and those work just fine. I was really surprised at how easy these are to make - I usually buy solid stick or coil, but you need a machine to make these types. I like the idea of making specific types of incense and will be making more in the future.
That's about it for today sports fans. Thanks for stopping by do stop again!!
Take care,
edgar
