About Me:
gardening, reading, enjoying retirement
Favorite area of home improvement:
gardening
Recent Activity
Make a Easy and Versatile Terrarium in No Time Flat
Looking for a super easy way to add interest to a stylish window? in less than 30 minutes?! Wanting a little more greenery your home? Learn to
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Gathering Inspiration From Old World Charm - Fresh From Pennsylvania
Upon a recent trip to Pennsylvania, I was charmed with all the historic and vintage buildings.
We could learn a thing or 3 from the way things use to be done! Here's a little small town ...»
Pest Control: Mice in the House
First found mice droppings in the pantry, then under the sink. Now it seems they're everywhere. Landlord has put out mice bait under the house and mouse trap in the house but the mice are too smart for that. Now they're crawling on my kitchen counters, which are devoid of food except for the fruit/veggie bowl they got into last night. What to do?
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CommentedWe called the "Got Critters?" guy and he came out, secured the house from invading monsters ...»
Love My New Retractable Clothesline
I know, I know. . . it looks like Ma, Pa and Lil Junior have their laundry out to dry, but save the jokes and share the clothesline love. Drying clothes outdoors is great for the
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CommentedThis is a GREAT idea! You will particularly love it when you lie down on sun dried sheets! A ...»
DIY Pallet Planter
Simple step-by-step tutorial for how to make this cute AND functional planter! I used mine to plant fresh herbs, but it can be modified to house most any small plant!
Cleaning & Organization: Can you get the smell out of a chest freezer from spoiled meat?
My daughter and her husband went on a trip. And when they got home the outlet to their chest freezer in the garage had shorted out. They lost all the content in the freezer and they are
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CommentedAnother solution for taking out food odors that was recommended for Tupperware when it was the ...»
Pest Control: Flies
How do I get rid of those stupid half dozen flies that continually circle on the front porch. They are too low for a hanging fly trap to do any good. Help - I know they will be out there all summer. Thanks in advance.
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CommentedYou can actually cut a large plastic soft drink bottle in half, put SLS's "stuff" in the ...»
Repurposing Wine Crate Into a Dog Bed From The Decorated Nest
What to do with wine crates--how about a nice little bed for your favorite pup or kitty
http://www.thedecoratednest.com/reuse-restyl...
Create Outdoor Bliss in 3 Steps!
It's getting warmer outside and you know what that means! Extend your livingspace outdoors. Eat outside, read outside, relax outside, play outside...justget outside! Creating an inviting
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A Coastal Inspired Globe
I gave an old globe a make-over using paper napkins and Mod Podge. This globe has had several different looks, but this one might just be my favorite! It was super easy to do (and inexpensive to boot!)
