I've been sucked into computer stuff lately, which i know nothing about. I'm enjoying learning. I've wanted to for a long time, but through it, my ego has been struggling to maintain a heartbeat. I feel like a complete moron, and too many hours of that in a week is bad for the soul.

I had to take a few minute to do something with my hands. I looked at this pile of birch bark I've collected & remembered seeing fancy 'fire starters' made of random forest floor sweepings and wax, on etsy or somewhere like that, and thinking " wow, what a scam. I could do that". So I did.

I gathered up some pine needles and juniper berries from my yard. I snipped up some birch bark and the grapefruit rind trimmings left over from my bergamot box experiment. I piled it all in little cups & poured beeswax over them. Bam! Fancy little fire starters for the outdoorsy cosplayers. They are cute & they smell incredible... but I don't think I have the heart to shove 6 of these in a box and charge $15 for them 😅