Uses for old computers and equipment?
BE WARNED - In the uk we had a charity that recycled old computers - they were sent to the third world - mainly Nigeria - where computer experts got into the hard drives of the computers and stole all the previous owners details and it was a multi million pound...
Enhance Clothing with Trim
also if you have old underwear that is past its best but the lace is still good and bright - carefully cut this off the garment and it can make lovely trims on plain t-shirts - especially if you put a few scattered sequins and beads onto the lace in a matchin...
Could My Dog Have Postpartum Depression?
My friend had a Yorkshire terrier - she never even had a litter of pups - but after each season - then add the gestation period for a liter - around the time when she would have given birth she would become really strange. Even though she was not in pup she...
Holiday Pudding
I AM IN ENGLAND - I NOTICE YOU SAY ENGLISH WALNUTS LOL WE USE CALIFORNIAN WALNUTS OVER HERE - THAT IS SO CRAZY LOL WHEN THEY ARE FROM THE SAME TREES (I THINK) - MAYBE IF THEY SKIPPED THE SHIPPING THEY WOULD NOT BE SO EXPENSIVE - ITS NUTS!!!!!!!
What Breed Could She Be?
SHE LOOKS LIKE A HIENZ HOUND - 57 VARIETIES LOL VERY NICE LOOKING DOG, NICE KIND FACE. Kindest Regards - Borasic Lint
Breads and Pasta in Compost?
You can also compost the contents of your hoover bag - they say you should have wool carpets but in truth the bulk is dust and dirt and very little of the actual carpet anyway - so I empty the hoover bag into my bin. You can also compost paper - I read that...
Kiya and Keon (English/American Staffordshire)
I had a Staff (I am in England) and his name was Spike. We had him for nearly 12 years. In all that time I never heard him growl in aggression - not once. He was the nicest, most gentle old faithful you could ever wish to have. I used to take bones and meat...
Spectacular Blooms
Is it the seedhead of an ornamental allium? Looks good whatever it is. Kindest Regards - Borasic Lint
Beauty Advice For Party With Husband?
Log on to ebay and get a secondhand copy of COLOUR ME BEAUTIFUL FULLER FIGURES - it is a really good book - covers colouring, body shapes and sizes, what to wear and what not to wear, make-up, hairstyles - the lot - you can get a copy cheap on ebay. Kindest...
How to Make Lighted Outdoor Christmas Ornaments?
Here is an idea - you will need:- small empty jam jars - save the nicest shaped ones strings of beads from a charity shop/thrift shop or jumble sale florists or garden wire wire cutters transluscent glass paint a cheap childs paint brush for each colour used...
Make Rooting Hormone From Willow
I shall definitely try this - along the lane from my house there are loads of willow growing. Thanks for this tip! Kindest Regards - Borasic Lint
How Long Are Seeds Good For?
I find the seed companies list a shorter life span than is actually the case. With old seed you wont get the high percentage success rate, but it is surprising that with really old packs you sometimes get a few seedlings to germinate. It can work out expensive...
Soap Recipes?
YOU WILL NEED:- 1) 450G (1 lb) Tallow - beef fat - ask you butcher for the trimmings - he will probably sell these to you for very little cost. 2) 28g (1 oz) lye (sodium hydroxide) - from chemist. 3) 1/2 cup rainwater. 5) Petroleum Jelly. 6) Muslin cloth. 7...
Simple Wine Recipe?
I had tons of plums on our tree this year and have made loads of wine. If you need the equipment try eBay as a lot of shops dont stock homebrew/wine making equipment these days. My friends mum bought a load of secondhand wine making equipment at a Boot-Sale...
Does Yardley of London Make Cosmetics?
When I left school at 16 (1980) - my first job was in THE YARDLEY BUILDING at Stratford, East London, England. It had a really big painting on the outside wall of a Lavender seller. I did hear that Yardley had gone into liquidation a while back - whether another...
Does Yardley of London Make Cosmetics?
Hello - found Yardley :- http://www.yardleylondon.co.uk/ It looks like on the website that the cosmetics are not available on the US version of the site. Use the above link and the website gives a US or UK/WORLDWIDE option. The UK version only has the pressed...
Making Your Own Greeting Cards
I save old Christmas and Birthday cards - and cut out the pictures, mottos, anthing that can be cut out neatly and then I glue them onto stiff card - to make a whole new design. I also save from toiletries and food gift sets any bows or trims and glue these...
Add Eggshells To Houseplants
When you boil eggs - strain any yucky bits out of the water - keep this water and let it cool completely and use to water house plants - the boiling extracts lots of minerals from the shells and acts as a free-feed. Kindest regards - Borasic Lint
Controlling Large Pores and Blackheads?
If you are very young with blackheads - my advice would be to clean your skin with a very mild, sensitive foaming cleanser and rinse off with lots and lots of water - then do nothing else - no make-up, no face cream, maybe just tone with neat witchazel. 2 Or...
