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Gardening on a small scale, kitchen and generally DIY. Jul 3
Years ago, marketing executives in charge of selling boxes of baking soda decreed that it was not only a great way to make your cakes rise and cookies spread, but an effective refrigerator and freezer deodorizer as well. It turns out it isn’t the most effective at removing odors from your fridge, but there are dozens of uses that make it an inexpensive household tool that comes in handy for everything from brushing your teeth to scrubbing pots and putting out fires. Baking soda isn’t just for cookies anymore – here are ten great ways to put that little orange box to good use. Some ideas adapted from Salt, Lemons, Vinegar and Baking Soda , by Shea Zukowski – a great resource for earth-friendly household products and cleaning solutions! 8 hilarious, over-the-top divorce cakes The 25 healthiest foods for under $1 8 failed food products you’ll never eat again 10 tasty mug cakes you can make in just minutes The top 5 foods that make you gain weight
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Sleeping platform and camping storage - Honda Element Owners Club Forum
I really liked the design nielp worked out. Mine is basically the same with a few tweaks here and there. The finished platform is a touch over 73” and allows ample room for a test snooze position from my 6’4” friend lying diagonally.Rain Chains are Sexy Cheap and Gorgeous | Lynne Knowlton
Except my spouse. Rain chains get me in trouble with him. I don’t know why. { insert ‘pretend’ innocent face }
and Green Moss Graffiti makes them even BETTER neighbours. You got that right, Charlie Brown. I had a bad neighbour. ONCE.
DIY Green Moss Graffiti .Is your neighbour difficult? | Lynne Knowlton
The urban guide to being self sufficient'ish
If you think about wild food do you picture a woodland miles from anywhere full of unusual plants and mushrooms with strange unpronounceable names? Perhaps foraging is something you know a little about and you regularly take your well thumbed copy of ‘food for free’ on long country walks trying desperately to find some of the plants mentioned in the book to include in your evening meal? Lime blossoms make a relaxing tea Foraging can seem to be synonymous with the countryside, so it might come as some surprise that there could well be a greater diversity of edible plants in a park in the middle of Birmingham than a country lane in the Cotswolds. Urban parks often have rows of gardens or allotments containing plants from all over the world backing on to them. Many of these plants can, and do, regularly ‘escape’ into the surrounding area.
A typical package of bees - Image credit: TheBeeYard How to Install a Bee Hive: It Really Isn't Scary I got pretty excited about news that the Obamas were including bee hives in the White House garden . After all, honey bees are one of the most important pollinators for our modern food system (and a great source of, errrm, honey). But many people are still very wary of bees - after all they sting like crazy, right? Well having been preparing for a few weeks now, I finally picked up my first bees over the weekend.
Installing a Bee Hive: A Nervous Beginners' Experiences
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Our Home Planet is in trouble, so what can we do? See You CAN live lightly on the Earth! Why the Cities? Last Updated New Moon, February 2013 | Site Map Seasons and Calendars
Organizing Made Fun: 31 Days to {Cheaply} Organize your Home
Welcome to 31 Days to {cheaply} organize your home. You are probably here because you want to learn how to organize. Or, you are here because you like to organize. Right?