Though the weather is still vacillating between winter-y and actual spring, there have been a few days of excellent sunshine. Brad and I have been able to take a few walks and even meander around the ponds of our apartment complex spinning tales to each other about exactly what the ducks and geese are up to. We even saw the first ducklings of the year today, a brood of 11 hatched by one of our favorite ducks, Tuffy.
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Experiments in Wasp Repellant, Day 3
Brad and I went for a walk this afternoon. It was a lovely warm day, with a few random bugs around.
But not a single dive-bombing wasp in sight.
Perhaps they are still in hiding or were killed off by the recent sudden dips in temperature but I am hopeful…
Experiments in Wasp Repellant
There hasn’t been a whole lot of baking going on here at Experiments in Baking. I’ve just been too busy and/or too exhausted to even curl up with a cookbook and find something to wrestle (though I have managed to wrestle some stingrays in my dreams). Excessive work always comes in waves for me, and I’ve been riding the crest since the last post.
But yesterday, I was presented with a possibility for another experiment similar to Auntie Rayna’s Magic Acne Cure in that it is an experiment that is NOT meant to be eaten.
It’s Spring Alright
It’s that time again, the time when the sun is so warm and inviting, I wish that I had a backyard so I could dig some soil and get my hands dirty. Instead, I finally pulled my alpine strawberry out of the closet where it spent the winter avoiding the freezing temperatures; it looks pretty sad and I’m not sure if it’s going to make it. 
I never could get the watering schedule right.
Auntie Rayna’s Miracle Acne Cure: Day 9
I am a terrible guinea pig. A good guinea pig would be consistent, washing her face at the same time every day.
Auntie Rayna’s Magic Acne Cure: Day 2
My Aunt Rayna is a smart, smart lady. She doesn’t have any credentials to flaunt or a fancy job, but if I ran a university, she’d get an honorary degree. On top of that, she’s thrifty – even more than me. As a stay-at-home mom, she kind of has to be.
But when she first told me about this acne treatment, I was skeptical. First, it’s just weird to put baking ingredients on your face and expect good results, right? Second, I’ve had bad acne for years, tried everything in the store, and can only ever manage to suppress some of it, not get rid of it altogether. Third, I’m just skeptical of such dramatic claims (she also told me oil of oregano is as good as antibiotics but I did my own research and decided it was probably bull).
Fourth, I didn’t want to smell like vinegar all the time. As much as I occasionally like the scent, it can make me sick after awhile. Brad just downright hates it, and driving my spouse away with my stench is not exactly a goal of mine.
But I was intrigued, and willing to be my own guinea pig. So I’m trying it. Since it’s an experiment, using potentially edible ingredients, I’m recording it here.
