Skruben Blog

From Flower to Spoon
This is one busy bee! All the pollen we see on honey bees goes to feed their larvae. It's the nectar they collect mixed with bees' unique enzymes that becomes the nutrient-rich honey that feeds them during the winter months....
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How To: Music Fundraiser Gauge Display
  I help with the booster club for my middle school kids' music program, and we were trying to find an eye-catching way to show how much has been raised toward our fundraising goal each year. Originally I was planning...
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DIY chicken coop
  You may remember that I posted  few weeks ago about our venture into urban chicken raising and the cute little puffballs that got us to finally commit.  Well, they've been living in a crate in my office since then,...
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Hockey Soap
Probably because of the northern latitudes where I’ve lived, I’ve always preferred the cold-climate sports like skiing and ice skating.  It’s a bit surprising that I never had much of a connection with hockey growing up.  There weren’t any rinks...
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Rice Krispie Treat Surprise Cake
  We're not huge cake people in my household.  It's OK, but generally pretty low on the list of favorite desserts.  Rice Krispie Treats, on the other hand, are very high on the list.  This year we decided to try...
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