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 Daisy | Nov 4, 2009 | Body Care, Household
As I was trimming back a few blackberry shoots I got to thinking–Aren’t blackberry leaves Something–you know, something in their own right other than the prickly part of blackberry production? As it turns out, they are something. High in tannins and...
by Daisy | Oct 21, 2009 | Cleaning Products, Household
My car doesn’t smell bad to me, but someone was making a stink-face every time we had to go somewhere. Enter child-labor. What we did: Draw (or have someone draw) the motif of choice. Someone wanted a star. Cut out pattern and pin to felt of choice and cut out:...
by Daisy | Oct 2, 2009 | Cleaning Products, Household
It’s a little early for Halloween, but I wanted to show you what’s happened to my furniture. The rain finally quit, but the extreme humidity left a moldy, green haze on everything. Pretty gross. It got me thinking about furniture cleaners/polish, and how I...
by Ivory Soap | Sep 11, 2009 | Household, Simple & Frugal
TL and I spend very little time doing housework. So, how do we get away with that? 1. We have LITTLE HOUSES–less house means less to clean. I can whip around this sucker in half and hour and have it sparkle. 2. We don’t buy stuff–less stuff means...
