Published: July 12, 2022 - Tuesday
While this vintage Fisher Price "Movie Viewer" toy is not marked with the date it was purchased at an estate sale where most of the toys were from the early-to-mid 1970s - so it seems like guessing "1970s" for the date of this toy is about right (as with the ...
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2022 Lead Safe Mama, LLC Amazon affiliate earnings to date – July 12, 2022
Published: July 12, 2022 - Tuesday
I share this information (our website stats, advertising revenue, and financial progress) with readers periodically so that you can see the difference YOU are creating in making it possible for Lead Safe Mama, LLC to reach our sustainability goals (so the work we ...
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Are you shopping for Amazon Prime Day? If so – start here! Thank you!
Published: July 12, 2022 - Tuesday
If you are shopping on Amazon Prime Day 2022, please consider starting by first clicking on a Lead Safe Mama, LLC affiliate link. In this way we will receive a percentage of what you spend (at no extra cost to you) in support of our independent consumer goods ...
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Brown glass tincture bottle (30 ml, YB Q84): Lead-free, 16 ppm Cadmium (safe by all standards).
July 12, 2022 - Tuesday
XRF test results for the brown glass 30 ml tincture bottle pictured
60-second test
Lead (Pb): non-detect
Cadmium (Cd): 16 +/- 5 ppm
Tin (Sn): non-detect
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Selenium (Se): non-detect
Barium (Ba): 1,627 +/- 56 ppm
Chromium (Cr): ...
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A’s soil from Marin County, California (samples collected June, 2022) & a sample of caulk and wool.
Published: July 11, 2022 - Monday
All tests done multiple times to confirm the results. Test result sets reported below are each for testing done for a minimum of 60-seconds per test.
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Tamara’s bedroom’s door knobs: 304 Stainless Steel (Lead-free of course!) – c. 2009
Published: June 11, 2022
Sorry I don't have information on the brand for these. We were fairly broke when we bought them, so I expect they are from either The Home Depot or Lowes. I will let you know if I can dig that information up. We had these bare wood doors installed (along with the new ...
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TQ’s soil from Bozeman, Montana (samples collected May 24, 2022).
Published: July 11, 2022 - Monday
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L’s soil from South Carolina
Published: July 11, 2022 - Monday
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Are you in the big Lead Safe Mama Facebook group yet? If not, this might be a good time to join us there!
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Published: Sunday - July 10, 2022
This was published in the big Facebook Group today
Here's a link to the Facebook Group if you would like to join it and participate in the #GiveAway below.
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Reminder: Facebook Paid Subscriber Group (July 2022 Update).
Published: Sunday - July 10, 2022
Written for the big (free) Lead Safe Mama Facebook group, which currently has more than 18,500 members!
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Another birthday present for Charlie this year – this one was a BIG HIT! Ms. Marvel Comics!
July 10, 2022 - Sunday
Learning to read at 14 years old
Best outcome of a birthday present ever: We were out running errands yesterday and Charlie asked: "Mom, can I stay in the car and read?" YAY! Most amazing words ever! [He will be 14 this week and is just learning to really read on his own! So ...
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Looking for Amazon-Prime-Day deals (2022)… a laundry hamper…
Sunday - July 10, 2022
Hey all! I have been trolling the pre-Prime-Day sales and haven't come up with much of anything I would personally recommend or buy. I did find this (we desperately need a laundry hamper at the top of the stairs - instead of throwing dirty laundry in a pile on the floor.... ...
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From the “Official Journal of the European Union,” here are the new European limits for Lead and Cadmium in “foodstuffs” (including salt & supplements) as of August 2021
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