Month: March 2009
Making Non-Petroleum Jelly/Lip Balm
I need some kind of non-petroleum jelly-ish substance, something suitable as a heavy-duty moisturizer for Fahim’s scaly…
Finding Beeswax in Sri Lanka…
Can be interesting. After much discussion and procrastination, on a grocery shopping trip one day, Fahim ran…
Cows, Magnets, and Magnetism
This definitely falls into the bizarre-for-me category of information. <a href=”http://pics.laurieashton.com/2009/20090322-18.jpg”l target=”_blank” ><img src=”http://laurieashton.com/tn/2009/20090322-18.jpg” align=”left” alt=”” /></a>Thanks…
Transporting Furniture and… People?
This is a more common sight in Sri Lanka than you might think. When goods are transported,…
A Squirrel and A Bird Come Visiting
I frequently see birds visiting the trees outside my kitchen window. They’re a welcome sight. I enjoy…
Crafting/DIY As A Form of Self-Defense
I’ve always been a crafter/DIY kind of person – it’s the way we were raised. It’s part…
Purple-Faced Langur Monkey Travelling the Power Line Highway
I took these pics of our neighborhood gray purple-faced langur monkeys yesterday afternoon. It started with a…