It’s bitter cold at this time of year and if I’m not careful my hands turn into a dry, chapped mess. Actually, I should take better care of them all year long–in the spring, summer and fall it’s the garden dirt that causes the trouble. But there is an easy way to help! We all… Keep Reading
Quick Tip: Cooking Radishes
Radishes are one of those vegetables that everyone seems to plant. . . and yet when you ask if they actually LIKE radishes, well, many do not. I think they are planted simply for the satisfaction of watching something that grows so quickly and lushly. It makes any gardener feel accomplished (unless you get the… Keep Reading
Quick Tip: Perfect Pasta the Easy Way!
We all know the drill to make pasta. Bring the water to a boil. Drop the pasta in. Boil 8-10 minutes. . . and hope it doesn’t boil over. What if I told you there was an easier way? One that uses less electricity? That never boils over? And that puts less heat into your… Keep Reading
Quick Tip: A Frugal Way to Clear a Drain
Have a drain that is running slow or plugged? Need a cheap way to unclog, uplug or clear it? Here is a frugal (practically free*) way to do it! Use boiling water! That’s right-just take our your largest pot, fill it up, bring the water to a boil & pour it down the drain. Repeat…. Keep Reading
Quick Tip: Paint Touchup Kit
Here is a quick and easy tip. Make yourself a paint touchup kit for your house. Save up some glass jars with tight fitting lids, then head down to the basement or out to the garage where you keep all your paint cans. Fill a jar for each color paint you have in your house… Keep Reading
Best of: Quick Tip-Cooking Noodles
This one is reposted by request!****************************** It’s summer. It’s hot. No-one wants to slave over a hot stove minding a pot of hot noodles.Well, you don’t have to using this simple tip. Fill the pot with cold water just as you normally do. Then, before you put the pot on the burner dump your raw… Keep Reading
Best of-Quick Tip-Garden Labels
Spring has finally sprung in upstate NY! For the first time since we moved, I think I got my snowpeas in the ground early enough to really take advantage of their proclivity for growing in the cooler weather. So in honor of that, I thought I’d repost a quick but good tip: ***************************Need a way… Keep Reading
Quick Tip-Cards
As an auxilary to the Gift Box post of the other day, I was wondering, do you all keep a selection of greeting cards on hand at your place? If you don’t, you really should! If you have to run out and buy a card at the last minute you will usually spend about $4… Keep Reading
