Month: August 2023

Life is full of Energy

  Years ago I became a member of an online craft school. They have hundreds of different classes in different scenarios. Lately, I have been

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Predicting Winter

When I was a young boy, I was staying at a friend’s house, helping them with work that needed to be done. She was a much older woman who, in reality, could have been my grandmother by age. One day, we were outside working, and she looked up and said, “There is enough blue sky for me to make a Dutchman’s breeches.” Not fully understanding what she was talking about, I was glad when she explained that to determine if the weather is going to break from cloudy and stormy, you look to see how much blue sky is visible, and if there is enough to make a pair of breeches, then the bad weather is moving on and the sun is coming out. On that particular day, it held true.

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Let’s Talk About Potion Bases

A while ago, I blogged about a study we are doing at COFF, which is on potions. One of the first things we talked about was the different alcoholic ingredients that a lot of brews have in them. I decided to share my findings with you, and perhaps you can use them in your BOS if you wish.

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