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May 21, 2012

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Great Bread PuddingCombine eggs, milk, sugar, and raisins in a large mixing bowl. Mix well. Add in pieces of bread. Stir all ingredients together.

 

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Cheesy Tomato Topped Spinach CasseroleFeel free to experiment with the ingredient flavors for this recipe. For example combine sun dried tomato and basil cream cheese, Caesar dressing, half fresh Parmesan and half mozzarella cheese.

 

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Cajun Spiced Chicken SaladThis is yummy to use for butter lettuce or flour tortilla wraps!

 

Articles

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Organizing Craft ProjectsI do a lot of quilling and card making in quantity. One way I keep my "stuff" organized is to reuse large meat trays. I am always multi-tasking on my projects.

 

Finished Latch

Installing a Self-Closing GateThe gate to our front yard had a decent latch on it, but it was easy to not close properly. The gate kept getting left open and the dog would get out and run around the neighborhood.

 

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Wearing Jewelry With Swollen JointsHaving some problems with swollen joints can be a problem on certain days. Some tasks are harder than others. I have found a couple that work in these times.

 

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Tips For Forgotten Camping ItemsIf you forgot the filters for your coffee pot, tear off a piece of paper towel or use a paper napkin in the bottom of the basket. Add the grounds, and water and go ahead with your normal coffee routine.

 

Printed quilt block in embroidery hoop.

Cheater Quilt in Embroidery HoopI love the older craft ideas like this. Mine is really simple. Take some cheater quilt, the kind that looks like it was sewn together, but wasn't, and bind or cut a square out and put in the hoop.

 

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Stay Out of Stores to Save MoneyThe best way to stop spending money is to stay out of the stores or the yard sales or thrift shops. Sometimes we think we are saving money by shopping sales and taking advantage of specials or coupons, but that is true only if you really need something.

 

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Make Inventory Lists for TravelWhen my children were kids, we would visit grandma 3-4 times a year and stay for a week at a time. With 3 kids and eventually 5 kids, I found it a necessity to make a list of things I needed to take for each child to be sure I had everything.

 

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Pack Makeup and Toiletries Before TravelingTo avoid forgetting something essential for your trip, pack your toiletries and makeup in a makeup case a couple days ahead of your departure. Use your packed items daily up until the time you leave.

 

Questions

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Value of Old Dictionary?I have an old Webster's dictionary, it is dated 1876. It is in good condition, is it worth anything?

 

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Cleaning Product for Washing the House?I want to wash my house because it has some green places, others are just dirty. What is the best thing to put on it? I've been told bleach, also white vinegar, etc. What works?

 

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Homemade Stove Degreaser Recipe?How do I make a degreaser with common household items, for the stove?

 

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Growing Celery?Do we need to stake celery up once it begins to grow?

 

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Dyeing Pasta for Crafts?Can you colour pasta the same way as the uncooked rice with food colouring?

 

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Water Dispenser Works Icemaker Does Not?I have a side by side ice and water dispenser on the outside of my freezer door. The water dispenser works, but there is no water going to my ice maker.

 

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Cats Have Started Peeing on the Floor?I have a 3 year old Siamese and a 1 and a half year old Russian Blue. I have had them together over a year. They both have started to recently pee on the floor. It's random and not in the same place.

 

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Cooking Oil Stain on Cotton Dress?I need to find out how to get a cooking stain off a cotton dress.

 

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Getting Smoke Smell Out of Suede Couch?We bought a suede couch and the people before us smoked and it smells so bad. Please tell me what I can use to get that smell out.

 

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Tomatoes Not Setting Fruit?My tomatoes are big and healthy and have some bloom, but no fruit. Everything else in the garden is great.

 

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Making a Thread Catcher?I've decided I need a thread catcher for my sewing machine, but mine needs to be a little different. I have some scraps of a pretty pastel double sided quilted fabric that I'd like to use (getting serious about stash busting these days).

 

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Finding Piece Work to Do From Home?I am looking to earn some extra money, does anyone know of any legitimate companies that give out piece work which I can do at home? I am not looking for sewing as I don't sew. I live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

 

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Error Code 11 on Maytag Washer?I have an error code 11 on my Maytag Performance Series 3000 front load washer.What are possible causes and solutions?

 

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Planting Scilla Bulbs?When can you plant a scilla flower bulb?

 

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Tips for Not Overpacking?How do I pack for 10 days without too many clothes?

 

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Installing Hardwood Over Vinyl Flooring?Can we nail hardwood over vinyl that has been partially removed? My husband tore up the old parquet floor, which had been glued to the old linoleum (circa 1982), which was glued to the plywood subfloor.

 

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Reusing Hot Sauce Bottles?Are there any good uses for the little bottles that contain hot sauce when empty?

 

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12th Birthday Party Ideas?I am looking for fun things to do for a 12 year olds party.

 

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Neighbor's English Ivy Coming Over the Fence?We and the neighbor to the south of us got rid of all of our English ivy. The neighbor to the east did not, and it keeps climbing under and over the fence into our yard.

 

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