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Horizon: Forbidden West – Bag Upgrades Revisited

If there’s one thing I do when I play a game (besides trying to relax and enjoy myself), it’s look up information. I get curious or stuck, and I find myself turning to the internet for answers. There are a lot of good guides out there that are super helpful, but what I don’t see are an abundance of simple and clean visual guides that lay out all the information in one place.

I’ve finished playing Horizon: Forbidden West and I have to say that Aloy has to be one of my favorite female protagonists in video games. She’s so clever, resilient, and that hair is a work of art! Since Horizon: Zero Dawn, I have been fascinated with this world Guerrilla has created and cannot wait for more!

I’ve created upgrade guides for all of Aloy’s baggage! These visual or infographic guides are separated into ammunition holster and quivers, ammunition satchels, and resource pouches. Each bag details what is needed to level it up, and what statistics leveling it up will increase!

Please let me know if you would like me to work on a guide for the other collectibles within Horizon: Forbidden West or if there are any games you would like to see visual information or guides for in the future! I love helping people, discussing games and organizing information!

Horizon Forbidden West – Legendary Armor Statistic and Upgrade Guides Revisited

I’ve created statistic and upgrade guides for all of Aloy’s Legendary Armor! These visual or infographic guides are separated by each armor. Each armor page details its resistances, skills, weave bonuses and supplies needed for leveling it up!

Cozy Grove – Food Recipe Guide

CozyGroveRecipeGuide Download

I recently posted the first 60 minutes of Cozy Grove and in conjunction with that I wanted to create a cooking guide for all the food you can create in the game!

These visuals (or infographic guides) are categorized by the size of the meal created, and then organized alphabetically into helpful sections, and downloadable so you don’t need to keep hopping back online to check on the information.

Please let me know if you would like me to work on a guides for anything else within Cozy Grove or if there are any games you would like to see visual information or guides for in the future! I love helping people, discussing games and organizing information!

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Craiggerbear Locations Guide

Ratchet and Clank – Craiggerbears Download

I recently posted the first 60 minutes of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart and in conjunction with that I wanted to create a guide to help in finding all nine Craiggerbears.

Please let me know if you would like me to work on a guides for anything else within Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart or if there are any games you would like to see visual information or guides for in the future! I love helping people, discussing games and organizing information!

Coral Island – Food Recipe Guides

Coral Island – Blender, Ceramic Bowl and Chef’s Knife Download

I recently posted the first 60 minutes of Coral Island and in conjunction with that I wanted to create a cooking guide for all the food you can create in the game!

Please let me know if you would like me to work on a guides for anything else within Coral Island or if there are any games you would like to see visual information or guides for in the future! I love helping people, discussing games and organizing information!

Coral Island – Pan and Grill Download

Coral Island – Oven and Pot Download

Coral Island – Seasoning Set and Skillet Download

Spiritfarer – Food Recipes Guides

SpiritSnack Download

I recently posted the first 60 minutes of Spiritfarer and in conjunction with that I wanted to create a cooking guide for all the food you can create in the game!

Please let me know if you would like me to work on a guides for anything else within Spiritfarer or if there are any games you would like to see visual information or guides for in the future! I love helping people, discussing games and organizing information!

SpiritSmall Download

SpiritRegular Download

SpiritLarge Download

Fall of Porcupine – Diagnosis Solution Guide

I’ve been playing Fall of Porcupine and while I like changing dressings, injections, monitoring heartbeats and prescribing medications, the diagnosis mini-game is not my favorite. I feel the need to ace all of my treatments and the diagnosis kept tripping me up! So whether you want to ace the diagnosis the first time, or if you’re having trouble and just want to move past it I’ve created a guide page with the solution to each diagnosis.

This visual or infographic guide is presented in chronological order, starting with the first time you are asked to diagnose Irma until the last diagnosis of what I believe to be a brown bear.

Please let me know if you would like me to work on a guides for anything else within Fall of Porcupine or if there are any games you would like to see visual information or guides for in the future! I love helping people, discussing games and organizing information!

How to Play – Hi Ho! Cherry-O!

Part of the fun in raising Zoey is finding things that delight and educate her; I want to find fun, creative board games to play with her during our family game nights! This week we played Hi Ho! Cherry-O by Milton Bradley!

Zoey has loved this game since before she even knew how to play! She would pull everything out and sort the fruits by color or put the puzzle together, honestly it’s surprising that there are no missing pieces! Then we learned how to play the game together, and she loves it even more! She loves counting out the fruits; we find it super fun and easy collecting and replacing the fruit to the baskets and back.

Let’s play!

IN THE BOX

A game-board
A spinner
A puzzle
10 “apples”
10 “blueberries”
10 “cherries”
10 “oranges”
4 baskets

INSTRUCTIONS (CLASSIC)

Place each basket in the game-board hole to the left of its matching color tree/bush.
Each player chooses a tree/bush and places the matching colored fruit in each of the game-board holes.
The puzzle is only for co-operative games so place it back in the box.
The player whose birthday comes next takes the first turn. Play then passes to the left of that player and onward.
On your turn, spin the spinner, then follow the directions below according to your spin. Then it’s the next player’s turn.
- One Fruit: Pick one fruit from your tree/bush and put it in your basket.
  - Two Fruits: Pick two fruits from your tree/bush and put them in your basket.
  - Three Fruits: Pick three fruits from your tree/bush and put them in your basket.
  - Four Fruits: Pick four fruits from your tree/bush and put them in your basket.
  - Bird or Dog: Someone’s nibbling at your fruit! Take two fruits out of your basket and place them back on your tree/bush (if you only have one fruit, put that one back. If you have none, do nothing).
    - Spilled Basket: Uh-Oh! Take all of the fruits out of your basket, and place them back on your tree/bush.
If you’re the first player to have all 10 fruits in your basket say “HI HO! CHERRY-O!” You win!

INSTRUCTIONS (CO-OPERATIVE)

Place each basket in the game-board hole to the left of its matching color tree/bush.
Each player chooses a tree/bush and places the matching colored fruit in each of the game-board holes.
Break up the puzzle and place the pieces facedown near the game-board.
The player whose birthday comes next takes the first turn. Play then passes to the left of that player and onward.
On your turn, spin the spinner, then follow the directions below according to your spin. Then it’s the next player’s turn.
- One Fruit: Pick one fruit from your tree/bush and put it in your basket.
- Two Fruits: Pick two fruits from your tree/bush and put them in your basket.
- Three Fruits: Pick three fruits from your tree/bush and put them in your basket.
- Four Fruits: Pick four fruits from your tree/bush and put them in your basket.
- Dog: Remove one fruit from your basket and place it back on the matching tree/bush (if you have none, do nothing).
- Spilled Basket: Remove two fruits from your basket, and place them back on your tree/bush (if you only have one fruit, put that one back. If you have none, do nothing).
- Bird: Turn one piece of the bird puzzle face up. Every time you turn over a puzzle piece, try to fit it into the bird puzzle. If you can’t do this leave it face up until it fits.
The players win if they pick all the fruits and say “HI HO! CHERRY-O!”, before the puzzle is completed. The bird wins if the puzzle gets completed before all the fruit is picked.

ENJOY!

How to Safely Brew Sun Tea

I have fond memories of my mom and my grandma making sun tea outside when I was a child. I never really drank any until I hit my pre-teen to teenage years, but it always looked so good glowing in the sunshine!

Now I know there is some controversy surrounding sun tea, regarding bacterial growth, and this can happen! If you do not correctly clean out the beverage container or dispenser between each use, if you leave the tea out in the sun for longer than 4 hours and/or if you put any sweetener or fruit in before setting it in the sunshine, there is the potential for harmful bacterial growth!

Fear not friends! I’ve made and drank multiple batches of sun tea with no problems! I’ve written instructions below on what to do to keep your sun tea clean and healthy! Let’s make some!

INGREDIENTS

Filtered water
Glass beverage container or dispenser
Tea bags
Honey, optional

INSTRUCTIONS

Wash your glass beverage container or dispenser thoroughly with hot, soapy water and rinse well (if you are using a dispenser, this includes the spigot).
Fill the container with clean, filtered water.
Select which tea bags you would like to use and place them in the container with the tags on the outside. I used three tea bags for two quarts of water, but you can select how many for how strong you want your tea.
Replace the lid on the container and set it outside in the sun for up to 4 hours, but no longer! If you leave it in the sun too long, there is a higher chance of bacterial growth!
Once the tea is done, bring it inside and add any sweetener while it’s still warm from the sunshine. I used a few spoonfuls of my ginger and lemon infused honey.
Once the sweetener of your choice has been stirred in to the warm tea, place the container in the refrigerator to chill.
Enjoy!

How to Dye Cotton Flour Sack Towels

I wonder why white dish towels are so popular? They are nearly impossible to keep stainless and who wants stained and dirty looking dish towels hanging in the kitchen? Trying something new, I purchased a 5-pack of white flour sack towels and dyed them blue! Let me show you how!

SUPPLIES

Cotton flour-sack towels
Plastic table cover
Paper towels
Rubber gloves
Plastic container or stainless steel sink
Large metal spoon
1 teaspoon of dishwashing detergent
1 cup of salt
Rit All-Purpose Dye (liquid)

INSTRUCTIONS

To remove any finishes that may interfere with dye absorption, pre-wash the flour sack towels in warm, soapy water without any fabric softener.
Prepare your workspace. If you do not have an asphalt driveway to work on like myself, cover your workspace with plastic table cover and have paper towels handy to protect against any possible spills.
To protect your hands from hot water and staining, please wear rubber gloves.
Fill a plastic container or stainless steel sink with enough water for the fabric to move freely when stirred. This water should ideally be 140°F. My tap did not get hot enough, so I used an electric kettle to heat the water and it worked out well!
To enhance the color in cotton: add 1 cup of salt and 1 teaspoon of dish detergent.
Shake the liquid dye well and add it to the dye-bath.
Test the color by dipping a paper towel into the dye-bath. If color is too light, add more dye. If color is too dark, add more water. I used the whole 8 oz. bottle of dye in a plastic bucket filled 2/3 of the way full with water.
Wet the towels, squeeze out any excess water, and add them to the dye-bath.
The first 10 minutes are the most critical, stir slowly and continuously to ensure an even color.
The towels can remain in the dye-bath from 10 minutes up to one hour with stirring. I left mine in for about 45 minutes.
When the desired color is achieved, remove the towels from the dye-bath. Keep in mind that the fabric will look darker when wet and will dry lighter.
Rinse the towels in cool water until the water begins to run clear.
Wash them in warm water with a mild detergent, rinse and dry.
Enjoy!