Well, where is it, and what was it's original purpose? What is your purpose for the space now? One suggestion: dig a hole nearby, twice as deep as the piece is, lever it over, and bury it.
Well, what have you got to lose? They may or may not die, but probably not. Be sure to water them in. If you feel worried about a chill maybe put up some straw around them or wrap a little cloth around them. Something with a bit of ventilation. ... View related article.
The only thing I can think of that's not too unpleasant is enzymes. Walmart has an inexpensive brand which has a pleasant vanilla scent. The enzymes just eat anything biological or organic. It still might leave a stain, or maybe it would remove it.
Babies aren't supposed to be exposed to chemicals for cleaning, so this was the mildest thing I could think of. It's in the pet department. ... View related article.
The things that have made me happiest have almost always been small, idiosyncratic [peculiar to me] moments or treasures. I love it when I finally get a recipe the way I want it so I can enjoy it for years. I love it when I get a little tool that works well for one of my hobbies. I'm happy when one of my small design ideas comes out more or less the way I wanted, and it's pretty. I love it when I figure out a personal glitch that's bothered me for years, and I know it will never bother me again. I love it when I find out where to get something I really need.
I like it when I get all the things done that I wanted to accomplish, in a day, without stress. I love it when I see my children or grandchildren in a better place regarding maturity, or being able to handle life's issues. I feel something like heaven when I am in an orchard or a patch of blackberries and the bees are buzzing in the background, and I am appreciating the generosity of life and the earth, and thinking of the lovely pie my family will enjoy.
I love it when I learn something new, and realize I could do this for my family all by myself, as in spinning wool, and making a pair of socks. Or picking up lichen after a storm and making a pot of dye and smelling the woods in the wool for months afterward. I love it when times are hard and I make a pot of good soup, and a loaf of bread and know my family is glad for it, and eats their fill and goes to bed nourished.I am glad I know how to do these things. I don't have money to give. I have that.
Now, what is that? It's not a lifestyle. It's not poor, or middle class, or rich. It's the skill of my hands, the knowledge of my life experiences. It's what I know without question that matters. It's not an ideology. It's not a national identity, nor a creed, nor a religion.
I think it's what women suspect, and as they grow older, know that they know. What matters in life can hardly be named, or put to a value. In advertising these things are often attached to a product, but the product doesn't give us the real thing. The real thing has minimal requirements materially, but it draws from a deep well inside us, that is actually timeless, and without culture, but without which, the world for humanity, would not turn. ... View related article.
If you are on a budget, you can give parvo shots yourself to new puppies. Go to feed store and buy shot and ask for a syringe. Comes with instructions. Never wait on the shot. I had a pup die of parvo once and I never want to experience that again. If you are even thinking of a pup make arrangements for the shot before you bring them home, whether by yourself or through a vet.
However, I'd talk to the vet and ask for advice. It's a terrible virus, and I'm not sure what to do. But the shot preparations must be done before any dog is brought home. ... View related article.
These are wonderful ideas, and I've used many of them throughout my life. It's really a mindset mostly I think. One tip more, save small leftovers even if it doesn't seem like enough. We've gotten so used to large portions we often dismiss small amounts, but they can be perfect the next day for a nice little lunch. ... View related article.
Try clear packing tape or scotch tape. Put on mark. Use back of your fingernail or teflon spatula [nothing too hard] to really bond the tape to the mark. Pull up and see if anything is better. If it is, continue. Tape is great for removing all kinds of marks, including on cloth. I usually try it first, do what's possible, and then try to finish up with any of the great type of suggestions below. ... View related article.
If you garden, you could use them to make collars to keep away cutworms. You might shorten or cut in half and cut a slit up side and retape if plant isn't small enough to plant through the roll. Or just tuck in ground and stick seeds into ground with a chopstick.
I am a spinner/weaver/knitter and I put mine on top of my ball winder and wind the yarn I've spun around the roll. It keeps the center of the ball in place until I'm ready to use it [doesn't collapse on itself]. I trim the rolls to about 1/2 inch on the long side.
You could cut them in half cross ways and sit them side by side in a shallow box to make little niches for all the junk we all collect that fits no category. If you preferred you could tape them into rows. This would be useful for a garage, where looks don't matter as much. Or for your junk drawer. I suppose if you taped them into rows and then the rows [along outside of one side] you could brush the bottom with a little Elmers and stick them to either bottom of box or some thin board liner cut to fit the larger container. Hmm, maybe I'll do the same but cut them in ascending heights, put in box after taping and put my zillion colored pencils in said box, by color. I might also cut sides of box at a slant and the front a little lower.
They might be great holders [cut shorter or not] to hold those darn cords we all have lying around. Obviously the really big extension cords wouldn't work, but computer cords, and so on for a designated cord box.
You could also make long loops of a few rows of xmas tree lights and put a few rolls on as holders when you pack them away each year.
I try to save and reuse aluminum foil. I straighten it over the counter edge [gently], and roll around a broom handle or rolling pin and then carefully work into a smaller roll. You could then pop said roll of used foil, or leftover gift paper, etc into toilet paper roll.
This might work for folks who craft; I used it for washing individual locks of wool . I cut a slit in the top of two rolls with a matching slit just opposite the first ones on the rolls. I laid a skinny shish kebab skewer on top and pushed into the slits. I used the set up as a mini clothes line. If I needed a bunch, I clothes pinned some of the rolls together on one end to stabilize the whole thing.
You could use them as decoration aides for a home made cake. Poke one end into frosted cake top and pour sprinkles slowly and sparingling into the hole, using a paper or other funnel if necessary. It will make cute circles [balloons?} here and there on top.
If you need something held to paint and you don't have enough hands, pop it into top of roll and stabilize roll however you can think of. Do one side let dry and do other side [I'm thinking knobs, or wooden toy parts.You could use the rolls taped into a cluster to hold up a larger part, placing whole rig onto newspaper of course. Okay, I'm done for the moment. ... View related article.
