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Recipes Using Sweet PotatoesSweet potatoes are nutritious tubers that are excellent in a variety of dishes. This page contains recipes using sweet potatoes.
Grilled Ham RecipesThis page contains grilled ham recipes. Grilled ham is a delicious dish that can be prepared many ways for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Maintaining Your Smoke AlarmThis page is about maintaining your smoke alarm. Smoke alarms can save you and your family from disaster when regularly serviced, but occasionally can be problematic.
Brown Sugar Tips and TricksOnce opened keeping your brown sugar from getting packed and hard can be a challenge. This page contains brown sugar tips and tricks.
Biscuits and GravyHearty and tasty. It is great anytime and can be made with either bacon or sausage.
Ginger Lemon AsparagusFreshly sauteed asparagus spears with ginger, garlic, lemon zest and pepper makes a wonderful seasonal side dish.
Using Soap Nuts for Household CleaningI have become a recent convert to soap nuts. These are dried berries which many countries use for cleaning. They clean your clothes just as well as washing powder, but the clothes are so soft, and residue free.
Blue Jay (Roan Mountain, TN)A close friend made this bird house. It is frequented by this darling little Blue Jay.
Potted Flowers For Mother's DayThis is a Mother's Day gift from my son and daughter in law.
Make Celery Last a MonthCelery tends to quickly go limp in the refrigerator. Keep it crisp by rolling it in two sheets of paper towels, then a layer of aluminum foil. Slip the rolled-up celery back in the plastic bag it came in, then tie with a twist tie.
A Day in the Park (Brockville, Ontario)This is a park we go to often. It is a great place to run around or just sit under a tree and read a book!
Drying Flowers With Cat LitterAt this time of year, we have a lot of beautiful flowers blooming. A cheaper way of drying them is to use a cheap cat litter. Make sure you use the plain clay litter. Line a box with paper towels, put a layer of cat litter on the paper towels.
Tilted Pot Planter for StrawberriesMy strawberry plants needed more room to run and I found this planter project. Since the first one was made, I've made several more as birthday gifts for my gardening friends.
Baby Socks to Protect Hardwood FloorsThis is something I haven't thought about since the 1950s when everyone had hardwood floors. We bought a 1955 rancher and DH is refinishing the living room and hall floors. I just remembered some things I used to do to protect my floors when moving furniture.
Callie (Calico)Callie is 5 years old and a calico. We got Callie as a kitten several years ago. She is the mother of 4 beautiful kitties. We kept 2 and gave 2 to other family members. We had her fixed so she won't have any more kittens.
Leaving an Abusive Boyfriend?I am 19 and my boyfriend abuses me. He threatens to hurt me if I don't have sex with him, if I don't answer the phone, if I make him repeat himself, actually if I don't do what he says when he says it it's a problem. Even if it's for something small like me wanting to go home to my family.
Dog Coughs After Drinking?I have noticed that every time that Monty takes a drink of water he coughs. Should this be something to worry about? Monty is 5 months old, a Min Pin/Chi mix or maybe a Manchester. I am not sure what breed he is; my husband rescued him.
Staining an Old Oak Desk?I am refinishing an old oak desk. I have removed the polyurethane, but there are a lot of aged old black marks still on the wood. How do I get those off before I stain the wood?
Discontinued Wallpaper: Colefax and Fowler "Lyme"?I'm looking for Colefax and Fowler "Lyme" wallpaper in cream and blue. Any suggestions?
York Wallpaper from 1990's?I'm looking for a replacement roll of wallpaper that was used in our kitchen in the mid-1990s. It may be from York wallcoverings. The background is cream with green ivy and a pinkish ivy leaf as well. Please let me know if you have an ideas where I could find a roll.
Removing Dried Masonary Paint From Clothing?I got white masonry paint on my partner's black t-shirt. Could somebody please advice me on how to remove it? Advice much appreciated.
Reviews of HughesNet Satellite Broadband Service?Does anyone have HughesNet? I am wondering if it could be any better than Wild-blue.
Cleaning Polished Nickel Fixtures?What's the best way to clean polished nickel bath fixtures?
Freezing Baked Apples?Can I bake apples and then freeze them?
Social Security and Child Support?My ex is collecting Social Security. He never paid me child support the whole time my children were growing up. He worked under the table all those years and I never could collect, so I put a 10% interest on the unpaid balance.
Current Value of a "Little" Sherlock Holmes Doll?What is the current value of a "baby" (Little) Sherlock Holmes doll (possibly from Franklin Mint)?
Food for a Wedding Reception for 70?I am in charge of cheese, meat, crackers and olive and pickle trays for a bridal shower with 70 guests. Any ideas on amounts I will need?
Slugs or Snails in the House?Every morning when I get up there are these snot-like trails on my living room carpet. It's easy to wipe off, but I have an eighteen month old grand daughter that plays on that carpet and I am worried that she could catch something from what the snot might leave behind, even when cleaned off.
Dryer Heats Up But Does Not Run?I have a Roper dryer by Whirlpool and it stopped spinning, but is still heating up. Did the belt break? And how do I fix it?
Removing Cigarette Smoke Smell from Shoes?We received three pairs of leather shoes from a friend. They have never been worn, but she is a heavy smoker and we cannot get the smell out of the shoes. Does anyone have a cure? There are two pairs are heels and the other is patent leather.They smell inside and out.
Effects of Ex-husband Remarrying on Child Support?If my ex-husband remarries will it increase my child support? I live in Joliet, Illinois.
What Breed is My Dog?My dog looks like part mini Pinscher and part Papillon, but I am not sure. I was also told maybe part mini Collie and part mini Terrier. Any ideas?
Discontinued Graham and Brown Wallpaper Border #94194?I'm searching for a roll of Graham and Brown, pattern 94194, border. I checked with the company but nothing.
Softening Needlepoint Canvas?This is for all my needlepoint friends in ThriftyFun land. I am almost finished doing a beautiful needlepoint pillow cover. I had a little problem because the canvas is very stiff. Now that it is almost completed, does anyone know how I can soften this canvas?
Jif Cleaner Left Stains in the Bath?How do I get white Jif cleaner stains out of my bath?
Finding Free or Inexpensive Furniture?Can someone tell me how find bed and other furniture for a needed family?
Planning a 35th Reunion?It's our 35th reunion of smalltown USA. The first night is at a local hotel/spa bar for meet and greet, where dinner is available. Also on the grounds is a local community fund raiser, that brings in lots of alumni.
Poppies Not Blooming?I cannot get my poppies to bloom, since we moved and I left behind my beautiful orange oriental poppies. I have since planted 2, one has only 1 small leaf and the other has several tiny leaves. What is missing?
