by Ivory Soap | Dec 31, 2009 | Household, Simple & Frugal
Going Green is great, but I wonder how fast the savings in energy costs overtakes the purchase and installation costs? So, I sat down with my calculator and my favorite website and worked it out how long it would take for changes made today, NEW YEARS 2010, to start...
by Ivory Soap | Dec 23, 2009 | Household, Simple & Frugal
I found myself staring at leg quarters and whole chickens and split breasts and whole turkeys today. All on sale. No idea what was a good buy. How much meat is on a split breast versus a leg quarter? How does a whole bird compare to boneless/skinless breasts? ...
by Daisy | Dec 22, 2009 | Household, Kids' Stuff
I’ve been meaning to make a felt/flannel board for years and never got around to it. Nosing around I heard that glueing the fabric to the board is supposed to interfere with the static that helps the figures stick to the board. I’m not sure how true this...
by Ivory Soap | Dec 19, 2009 | Uncategorized
This is a much talked about topic in writing circles: “We’re always looking for a unique voice.” “A bright new voice.” “This piece has such incredible voice.” “This manuscript has no voice.” “These editorial...
by Ivory Soap | Dec 17, 2009 | Crafts, Crochet
Filet-ish Dishcloth 1. ch 32 2. dc in 6th ch from hook, *ch 1, skip next ch, dc in next ch, rep from *, turn 3. ch 4 (counts as dc + 1ch), skip next ch space, dc in next dc, ch 1 dc in next dc. *(dc in next ch space, dc in next dc) twice, (ch1, dc) in each of next...
