Store Water for Possible Power Outage
We have milk jugs of water (about four) sitting behind our sofa; a 5-gallon bucket of water sitting in the tub/shower (that way we can still shower); another 5-gal bucket of water on the front porch (frozen); and 3-gal bucket next to the wood stove. They stay...
Using The Whole Chicken
Sorry, I forgot to state a time on boiling the chicken. I usually boil the chicken for at least an hour. I like to boil it until it starts to fall off the bone when you try to lift it out of the water. That way you get a good infusion of chicken into the water...
Carole's Favorite Macaroni And Cheese
I love mustard in mac n cheese. Its just the right tang to compliment the cheddar cheese. I usually use just yellow mustard, but have used dry as well, and I like it. One, question, tho: I have never added eggs to my mac n cheese. Is that a southern thing? What...
Bratwurst And Sauerkraut
Mmmm. Sounds good. Now I wish I had bought a jar of saurkraut when I went shopping!
Retractable Clothesline
I would love to know the how-to of setting up the reatractable line. Did you buy it as it is, or design it? What are the necessary steps to making one? I am very interested in this, because my husband and I live in the mountains of NC and also use a wood stove...
Use an Indoor Clothes Line
Im so glad to hear that so many people are using air drying methods. I have a line that my husband put up under our front porch. The house is on a full basement/garage, so the porch is even with the level above the garage. We hang our laundry there all summer...
Make Cat Toys Out of Recycled Materials
Please watch out for the rubber bands. The cat can chew and swallow them. I had a Siamese that was nuts about rubber bands. Used to fish them out of desk drawers that were not closed tightly. She also loved playing (and eating) the twist ties for plastic storage...
Use Photos to Make Greeting Cards
Its true that you have to buy the computer/printer/card stock/ink, but if you already have indulged yourself that luxury, it really is more fun to make greeting cards. They really say what you want them to say. Instead of spending time at the card aisle in...
Blank Note Cards for Your Own Greetings
For the computer users, the blank note cards are available to print your own greeting cards. Whether you are a talented calligrapher, or not, you can make wonderful printed, personalized greeting cards. Those that dont have a computer, those note cards make...
Using Polar Fleece for Curtains
We have insulated, double-pane windows in our house, but during those blustery cold winters, they still need warming up. So I grabbed my out of season quilted bedspread, and layed it over the existing curtain rod of our bedroom. I could immediately tell a difference...
Make a Wall Shelf Out Of An Old Dresser Drawer
My husband did this for our daughter, when she lived in an apartment that had no medicine cabinet in the bathroom. Her toiletries were everywhere. We had and old table with a drawer, so painted it and hung on the wall of the bath. All that stuff came off the...
Original E-mail Greeting Cards
Yup. Ive done that. I love to make my own email cards. They usually are just one page, as I dont know how to make them open like a card, but its fun to save and use all that clip art. Actually, I save clip art for other reasons. I am a painter of all things...
