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Category Archives: Household
A D-Core Pillow Can Save Your Neck
I’d never heard of a D-Core pillow until several years ago I visited the emergency room with an intolerable headache. I had never before suffered anything like this pain, which was so severe it nearly made me nauseous. After lots … Continue reading
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Meyer Lemons Will Keep Some Summer Inside
The days are getting shorter and colder in a lot of places (North America, Europe, etc.), so could it be time to grow a Meyer lemon tree in your home? OK, maybe you hadn’t thought of that, but every time … Continue reading
Strike Anywhere Matches for Lighting Candles
First things first – keep Strike Anywhere Matches away from children! They are fun to play with, but they are not a toy. Only adults should be able to reach them. Now that’s out of the way, back to how … Continue reading
Closet Auger Saves the Cost of One Plumber Visit
We try not to think about clogged toilets, an unpleasant subject, until it happens to us. I don’t know why plungers became the default household tool for unclogging toilets, because they don’t work 100% of the time. Closet augers do, … Continue reading
Posted in Gifts for Men, Household, Tools
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Make A Newspaper Log for Your Fireplace – for Free
We carry things into the house, and we carry them out again. For instance, if we don’t have room (Yard? Shed? Large deck?) to store a cord or so of wood, and we have a fireplace, we might have to … Continue reading
Posted in Gadgets, Household, Tools
Tagged broom, fireplace, fireplace newspaper, magic ingredient, newspaper logs, newspaper recycling, newspapers, paper mache, recycling bin, sections of newspaper, trash
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Fatwood Firestarters Make Fires Easy to Light
It’s cold out, and now it’s time to put the fireplace back into service – move the Boston fern out of the way, or take the candles out – but maybe you forgot what a hassle they can be to … Continue reading
Posted in Gifts for Anyone, Household
Tagged boston fern, candles, fireplace, fireplaces, fires, hassle, logs, service move, stumps, twigs
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How To Stay Plugged In After the Big Storm
You knew it was coming – you went to the store to get necessary food and batteries, and you saw everyone else there, too. Then the storm came, and you hoped you’d get lucky this time, but you didn’t. The … Continue reading
Posted in Household, Tools
Tagged breakers, copper wires, extension cord, gas tank, necessary food, prong, refrigerator, refrigerators, space heaters, volt battery
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Ten Most “Luxurious” Things About Halloween
I’ve thought for a long time that “the holidays” are what helps us North Americans (and others in the Northern Hemisphere) fight back against Seasonal Affective Disorder – the holiday lights keep us from getting depressed after the summer sunshine is … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Household
Tagged art form, genre, halloween, holiday lights, holidays, horror, loud noise, northern hemisphere, seasonal affective disorder, summer sunshine
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The Rain Shower Head Pours Water the Way Nature Intended
In Costa Rica last year, we got lucky when we learned a friend of a friend had a high-rise luxury condo that was sitting empty the week we were there. It was fabulous in every way: a breathtaking view of … Continue reading
Posted in Grooming, Household
Tagged rain shower head
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Ten Most “Luxurious” Things About Christmas
The best things about Christmas are food, presents, lights, music, parties, holiday movies and the Christmas spirit. Continue reading
Posted in Food, Household
Tagged Christmas lights, Christmas music, Christmas trains, Luxurious Christmas, luxurious holiday, Luxury Christmas
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