Well if it was definately alive I agree with Kristy that it is probably a fungus gnat larvae, though I've never seen one. That is the only thing I can think of. Do you have the little gnats flying around the dirt on your post? I am going crazy with those things, I mixed up some mosquito dunk water to try and kill the larvae and I am going to spray more often to take care of the adults. If you have a problem with them put a peice of mosquito dunk in your water jug to help kill the larvae when you water, and also putting a layer of sand on the soil keeps them from getting in and laying more eggs. Spray raid or something for the adults. I wish I would have bought a bag of sand to have now.....LOL. Oh well I really like my brugs so I will put up with the bugs. Shawn

Yeah that appears to be the powdered stuff Pixie Lou discussed in your other post on this question. It is not approved for canning. Dave Here is a link that might be useful: other post

I think it was called Artex. My mother did a LOT of fabric painting back in the day. I think she collected every colour tube and had a special case to hold them all in.

Ew I had forgotten the peppermint candies with the chocolate center. Not a favorite of mine. For some reason I just don't like mint. I want to like it because I like the smell, but I can just tolerate it, not enjoy it. I also remember the fruit shaped ones with the weird jelly-ish centers, and the ribbons but not particularly thin. And for some reason also butterscotch wrapped candies. For whatever reason, my mother participated in the tradition of putting out a bowl of hard candies at Christmas. I also remember finding the old stuff in the pantry after it had absorbed a little humidity . . . ick. I even remember getting candy dishes for both my grandmothers as Christmas gifts. I have them all now. I can't imagine doing that now, putting out a dish of hard candy. My teeth and figure would suffer too much. Not worth the calories. But still the adventure of all the shapes and flavors . . . speaking of hard candy, something I DID love receiving was Lifesaver "books." They looked like books, but when you opened them, there was a panel with assorted Lifesaver flavor rolls. One of my favorite Christmas gifts, from back in the day when you did a Christmas gift exchange at elementary school. Lucky was the kid who got one of those . . . such extravagance, except for the butter rum flavored ones . . .