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Mix baking soda, water, and a few drops of lavender essential oil in an empty shampoo bottle and shake to make a paste, and there you go. Homemade shampoo.”
There had to be ten pounds of baking soda stored in Gran’s secret storage room hidden in the basement. Maybe more. “It’s got a three-year shelf life and works great for dozens of uses other than baking. It provides relief for bug bites, rashes, inflammation, and itching. You can make mouthwash or mix it with cornstarch for deodorant. It’s as close to a miracle product as we’re going to get.”
“When the fecal matter hits the oscillator, what matters is whether it works. The cheaper it is, the more versatile, and the easier to store, the better.”
Running away had always been his solution to life’s problems. It was no solution at all.
But she couldn’t save him. Just like he couldn’t save her. Not really. The hard work had to be done yourself. But that didn’t mean you had to make the journey alone.
No matter the lies he’d told himself, he understood the truth now. Love brought pain. It brought suffering. It was worth it.
In this world, anyone could be a threat. No matter how innocuous they first appeared.
Today was the first step in a tremendous journey.
“The consolidation of power in the guise of public safety. It’s an age-old game that’s been played a thousand times throughout time on government stages large and small. The erosion of our rights is the slow death of freedom. We’re the frogs basking in the warm pan bath while the water boils us to death, and some of us don’t even realize it.”
“We honor civil authority wherever possible, to the point where such authority abuses the people it is set up to protect. Where the government threatens freedom and violates those God-given rights, we have a duty to resist.”
“These plants are called Lamb’s ear,” Quinn explained. “They have soft, absorbent leaves that are big and broad. They’re edible and medicinal. They can be used as bandages and have anti-bacterial properties. They’re best known as a good toilet paper alternative. Mullein works great, too, with its larger leaves.”
“Lamb’s ear can be grown indoors in small pots in winter, too. Once you dry them flat, you put them in a jar or Ziploc baggie to use whenever you need it.”
