Removing Adhesive Residue from Glass?
Theres a product called Goo-Gone. Its available in most grocery,hardware, drug and dollar stores. First soak the bottle to get the paper part of the label off. Put Goo-Gone on the residue, rub in lightly with a paper towel or your fingers, let sit for 1-5 minutes...
Getting Rid of Flies in the House Naturally?
Found this method by accident; it really works. Take a 2-litre pop bottle, cover the bottom with juice (Ive tried cider, soda, and various fruit juices, but grapefruit juice works the best). Set the bottle on or near the table, or wherever the flies congregate...
Turning Off the Water Heater to Save Money?
Not sure about a water heater, but one year I decided to turn off the large pilot light flame on my old furnace for the summer. The basement is a bit damp in summer. When I turned the flame back on in the fall, the entire burner unit and a couple other things...
Housewarming vs. Open House?
Although Im pretty old, but in my day, a housewarming party was an event given by a new house or apartment owner to warm their new home. Gifts were often something you knew or thought they might need; often it was a plant or even something used from your own...
How Do You Remove Sticky Labels?
If you soak the label and it comes off but leaves a stubborn, sticky residue, use Goo Gone. Just wipe on and off, or soak a little and then wipe off. Dont know how I kept house before I discovered this stuff! --shoe
Activities for an Alzheimer's Patient?
...Read Mother Goose. Many patients will remember and say the poems along with you. ...Puppets are wonderful. You can get cute hand puppets at Dollar General for $1. For more complicated hand puppets (those where you can move the head and two or even four paws...
Introducing a Puppy to the Resident Cat?
Suggestion: Take an animal crate, good-sized, and put the puppy in it. Let them get acquainted. Then put the cat in the crate and the puppy outside. Switch them back and forth every couple of hours. Use this method as long as it takes for them to at least make...
How Do I Make a Money Tree?
A money tree can be a very pleasant experience. Prepare the soil carefully, fertilize well, and plant several very clean, shiny pennies after all danger of frost is past for your area. You should get a nice, small tree the first year. The blossoms in spring...
What Factors Contribute to Your Weekly Grocery Budget?
My family includes 3 cats and 2 dogs (13# and 52#). I budget $225/month. Because I cant drive, I enlist a friend once a month and make the bulk of my purchases all at that time. The bus restricts the number or bulk of your packages. Besides The BIG Trip, I...
Asking a Guy to Prom?
Id try to have a private conversation and start with something like, I cant believe its our senior year and were getting so close to graduation, the prom, all that stuff. Wait for a comment. If you get none, ask, Do you think youll go to the prom? By this time...
How Can My Dog Ride in the Car Safely?
If its a small dog, there are great car-seats that allow the dog to look out the windows. If its a big dog, take a look at PetEdge,com. The item is called Guardian Gear Classic Car Seat Covers for Dogs, #ZW096. I have used one of these for years for my two...
Paint Color Ideas for Boy's Bedroom?
Two ideas, one Ive seen, one Ive tried: (1) The room, small and for one boy, about 8 at the time, had three walls painted white, one wall and the ceiling papered in a bold red plaid. The single window had plaid curtains and the bedspread also matched. Furniture...
Name Ideas for Equine Massage Therapy Business?
Rocking Horse Spa Dobbin Spa Dobbin Massage Neighs have it Massage
Hard Water Stains on Porcelain?
My bathroom fixtures are 40-50 years old. For at least 25 years, Ive been cleaning them with a powdered cleanser called Zud. If youve had your problem for a while, wet down the stains and shake the Zud on flat surfaces. If its really bad, use wet paper towels...
Dealing With Back Pain?
Ive had lower back pain on and off for more than 50 years (10th grade). At one point, about 30 years ago, I had a huge problem including severe sciatica. My orthopedist sent me to a big city hospital for a Myelogram (they inject dye into your spine and take...
Shopping for Small Plastic "Bulbs" for Ceramic...
Here is a list of several sources on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=ceramic+christmas+tree+lights&index=aps&hvadid=4379829255&ref=pd_sl_60juma7ogx_b&tag=thrif06-20 If you dont want to use the link, go to Amazon and use the key words I used...
Selling Homemade Cookies?
Debs Delights -- Sweet Sacks -- Tiny Treats -- Happy Sacks Munchkins. Whatever you decide, I wish you great success! --sarsi
Paint Color Advice for a Black, White, and Gray Kitchen?
Love to see a quiet aqua or teal, very light. Red accessories would still be wonderful. If that clashes with the living room, a light terra cotta or melon. --sarsi
Neighbor's Willow Causing Damage to Fence and Patio?
Its only a matter of time until the willow roots get into your water and/or sewer system--and hers, too. Willow does a great job of wrecking a great many things, as you are finding out. Unless your neighbor has vast acreage away from your house (about two miles...
Bedroom Paint Color Advice?
In addition to all black walls making the room very dark and difficult to light, its hard to paint over. Id try white or a very pale green or blue (blue must be in the same blue family as midnight, just lighter) for the other three walls. Curtains/drapes, gothic...
When Do Grasshoppers Chirp?
I dont think grasshoppers chirp. Crickets chirp mostly at night, but Ive heard them in the daytime, especially on very overcast (dark) days. The one under my bedroom window seems to chirp whenever the mood strikes him, though I never heard him when it was sunny...
Living on a Fixed Income?
Back in 1967, when we were trying to raise six kids and remodel a 100-year-old house that needed everything, I started a method of budgeting that I still use. It has served me extremely well. I used to do it in a notebook, but now use Quicken, which is both...
Painting Press Board Furniture?
Glossy paint, or some other glossy finish? If its paint, you should be able to do the job with a light but thorough sanding to give it some tooth. Might take two coats of brown. If you choose to use primer, you can have it tinted to the same shade of brown...
Paint Color Ideas for a Yellow, Brown, and Cream Kitchen?
Very pale melon (like cantaloupe, a couple shades lighter). Warm, unobtrusive, inviting. --shoe
How Do I Choose the Best Appliances for the Money?
For openers, Id choose a refrigerator that does not have an ic emaker. According to Consumer Reports, this is the part that most often causes trouble on all brands. I bought a Whirlpool about 7-8 years ago and have been very happy with it. Havent had a dishwasher...
Incorporating Owner and Children's Names into Name for Cleaning Business?
JoWash = First two letters of each name and appears to relate to cleaning. Easy to spell and pronounce.
Do Ziplock Bags With Water and Coins Really Repel Flies?
Now this may be obvious to everyone but me, but how do you hang up a ziplock bag without puncturing it or ruining the zipper? -shoe
Eliminating Standing Water Due to Clay Soils?
We have heavy clay soils in PA, too. I used to have a huge apple tree, tall like an old oak. The apples werent good, but I tilled them into the soil every year. Another fix Ive used is to add sand, peat, and topsoil, then till. If youre gardening in the area...
Building a Garden Arbor Inexpensively?
I grow gourds. The utility of the arbor is much more important to me than the looks, because gourds tend to cover it almost completely. I use something called cattle panel. Its a piece of galvanized fencing used to make cattle chutes. It measure 16 x 50. To...
What Draws Us to the Farmer's Market?
Our local chapter of Penn State Master Gardeners has a tent at the Farmers Market. Each week they present talks, demos, and Q&A sessions on topics such as planting, fertilizing, garden pests, gourd growing and crafting, and much more. Its become a very popular...
Hanging Socks on Clothesline to Dry Without Stretching?
Instead of hanging them on the line, hang them on a folding clothes drying rack. I also use my rack for hanging underwear and washcloths. Since I dont have a gas/electric dryer, everything has to be hung up. I dont know what Id do without my folding dryer. --sarsi
Planting a Weeping Willow Tree?
You really DONT want a weeping willow in your yard. Some years ago, when mine got into the sewer line and the septic tank, I called Roto Rooter to clear it. $200 later, I asked how long their work was guaranteed. They told me, with weeping willow, 6 weeks. Anything...
Use Your Broom to Clean The Bathtub
For the past 35 years, Ive used a product called Zud on my bathtub. We have extremely hard water and it leaves a very rusty look. Wet down the tub, shake on the Zud, wait 15 minutes, wipe off, rinse. Zud comes in a cardboard container with metal ends, like...
Keeping Peacocks Out of the Garden?
Oooh! An easy one! Just move to zone 5! NW PA is particularly nice area with more than half a million acres of National Forest in a four-county area. You will then have a whole NEW zoo of garden-damaging critters, including white-tail deer, bear, rabbits, ground...
Information About Shih Tzu Dogs?
Got my Shih-Tzu, Sarsi, when she was about a year old and a rescue, as a companion for my Belgian shepherd mix, Raven (52#). Adult Shih-tzus range from 9-16# and always seem to be a puppy. They are typically very smart and trainable, if you can stop laughing...
Dog Jumping on People?
In obedience school with my German shepherd, we learned that jumping on someone got a firm (not painful, just uncomfortable) knee to the stomach. Asking family and guests to do the same thing works miracles. A couple of days and you have a good dog! Have since...
Save Plant Instructions
A while ago I attended a lecture by Penn State Master Gardener Rebecca Ryan from Warren, PA, on keeping a garden journal. She taped the plastic ID tag from each plant to a piece of 8.5x11 paper, along with a photo and planting date of the new item. She put...
Keep Cats Off Kitchen Counters
Several years ago I had three cats. They all got on the counters and especially in the sink. I tried the spray bottle method and it worked perfectly for TWO of the cats. In fact, they reached a point where, if they were even thinking of getting on the counter...
Need Recipes For "Unusual" Vegetables?
Another idea: Kale, onion, beets & beet greens, tomatoes. For each person to be served, use: 1/2 small onion, peeled and diced 1 small to medium beet, peeled and diced 1/2 small to medium tomato, diced 4 large kale leaves, washed and ripped 4 beet leaves, washed...
