In Search of (Art/Advocacy Cuisine and Travels)

WORDS ESCAPE FROM ME: IN SEARCH OF SILENCE, braided story years 2017 and 1805. May 6, 2017, afternoon, Searching for Nathan. OFFICE CLOSED read the sign on the MOTEL door, a one story building of a dozen or so doors, plopped on a hill in the middle of North Dakota, at the edge of a town called Riverdale. “I’m looking for Nathan.” “I can help you Ma’am.” A biker with arms covered with weather worn tattoos leaned away from a dusty Harley. It, pockmarked with rust spots and metal, matched his face and its dark patches, some menacing red, others pale. He sauntered towards Alma and his pack of similarly adorned cheroot smoking men turned away.  “That’s ok, just need to know where he is.” The man pointed towards a building labeled LODGE. “Down there working on the new wall.” The gravel covered road and hill lead to an open basement: no one visible, just machinery sounds, engines running. “Uh, ok.” Alma turned away, not so fast as to tweak ...

This works for me, rinse aid is half and half vinegar and water by the way. I make no bones about my love of making items from scratch whenever possible. Food, household cleaners, detergents – nothing is safe from my frugal tendencies. Recently, I set my sights on making something so unnatural, most people have never thought about what it’s made of:  dishwasher detergent. Most things I tried are verified by pseudo science, prone to markups, and sometimes ineffective . It’s fairly common to run something through the dishwasher twice – and I see that as a waste of time and money. Just like any other do it yourself project, there was a lot of trial and error in creating a good dishwashing detergent. I weeded out the duds before coming across the following recipe. With a few tweaks, I finally found exactly what I was looking for. These little cubes are great for using in the dishwasher. Supplies ·        1 cup Borax ·     ...