Hello everybody! It is our 19th 90 plus degree day of the year. Tomorrow we break a record. So what did I do? I donned all my hot soap gear and made soap. I shouldn't complain. We have AC but no matter how cool we keep it that darn humidity is always a problem.
I got the bug to make soap when I pulled this very old clay soap (the top one) that I had made several years ago. It was spectacular, so smooth and silky and sadly the last bar. That's the Aleppo soap under it. I've been testing it even though it has months and months to go before it's fully cured.
It's also one of those cases of "I should have left well enough alone". The top was a sloppy mess but adding black sea salt to it didn't help. I can't wait to cut this one tomorrow. I am sure it's going to be a train wreck.
Another frustration was with the blog. Blogger is being really wonky these days. It took me forever to get those photos posted and I can't do a post without photos. If I disappear, don't worry. Everything is fine. I'm probably just waiting until Blogger gets its stuff together.
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I couldn't get a photo to post with my last post either. I spent forever trying to get it to work and finally gave up.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to seeing how the soap looks when it's cut.
Blessings,
Betsy
That doesn't look like a train wreck to me - it looks pretty!!
ReplyDeleteI've swapped out to a different browser and am using Microsoft Edge, the photos post easier than using Chrome if that helps.
ReplyDeleteI have a friend who makes amazing soaps and I love getting her leftovers!
I'm now excited to see the cut soap - I love your soap posts and now have the vision of you banging that soap on the floor in my mind! I hope the high temperatures take a break for a while!
ReplyDeleteBlogger is finicky, and the recent changes are frustrating. I’m trying to wait it out, too.
ReplyDeleteI think the salt looks great. :)
ReplyDeleteTAK
What a wonderful experiment. Will be interesting to see the end result.
ReplyDeleteI bet that soap will be beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI think the soap is perfect. Hope Blogger cooperates by the time I am ready to post. Stay safe.
ReplyDeleteWhat is up with Blogger? It does take forever to load photos. I know I should switch to wordpress, but that's more work!
ReplyDeleteYour soap always turns out great. I bet this will surprise you -- in a good way.
Love the look of the new soap--worth all of that pounding! I have it easier with Blogger-I had it saved on the home bar of my Google Chrome on my laptop and it saved the old version--what a relief but every few days, it links me to the new version so I understand your pain-the photo loader is a misery!
ReplyDeleteI bet your soap turns out better than you expect.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry you had trouble with Blogger but I am glad to hear others have been having problems. I thought it was just me.