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Yvonne

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Herb Garden

A friend sent me this photo of the most unique way to do an herb garden. Can't wait to try it. Hope y'all like it as much as I do
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Debi M Washington, NC
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    Commented on Apr 23, 2012
    This is a great idea! It looks beautiful.Thanks
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Gardening: Trail of dead grass mystery?

Trail of dead grass appeared two weeks ago that starts in neighbor's yard and goes to the sidewalk, then continues past the sidewalk in a line into the grass into my yard all the way to ...»
street. I noticed the neighbors across the street have the same tail of dead grass. Never happened in 12 years I've lived here. Anyone have ideas on what is causing this?

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Joan K Roselle, IL
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    Commented on Apr 23, 2012
    I live in Virginia and it looks like the work of a MOLE! They will tear your lawn up with ...»
    their trails dug underground creating brown patches/trails like that. Don't be surprised if that trail turns to bare spots. I tried dropping juicy fruit gum into the holes they create. It clogs their digestive system and kills them...if they eat it. Use gloves on hands so they don't p/u human scent.

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  • Kitchen Floor BEFORE-I've had this floor for almost 20 years.  It was not in my budget to replace it. I had seen people paint their wood floors, so I decided to try to paint my vinyl/linoleum floor. 1
  • Before painting with primer--I mopped the floor with a little dish soap, Mr. Clean and warm water.  I rinsed the floor until the water was clean and soap free. This took about 6 moppings. 
After the floor dried, I wiped it down with TSP (Trisodium phosphate). The TSP helps to clean, degrease, and dull the finish of the floor. I used a latex "oops" gray primer.
  • I have 2 cats and a dog.  I used my leaf blower to make sure there were no stray hairs flying around. 1
  • To get a good feel for the pattern I used newspapers. 2
  • I got busy with some painter's tape and started painting my squares.
  • I used Mythic paint.  It went on really well, and 18 months later, is holding up fantastic.  I don't like shiny floors-I chose the original floor for THAT reason. It was dull.  I chose a satin paint, and decided not to seal the paint. 2
  • I love how it turned out, but honestly, now that I have black countertops (that I painted) I'm thinking about changing out the blue squares....  You can see the full tutorial over at My Repurposed Life  http://bit.ly/IeyAKO 8
  • UPDATED to add.  I have changed out the blue squares for dark gray squares. See more details on the blog.  http://bit.ly/Y8wq6S
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How to paint outdated linoleum floor

Last week I showed my oak cabinets that I painted white. Several people remarked about not painting wood. I hope no one has objections to me painting linoleum. :) ...»

See the full tutorial @ My Repurposed Life http://bit.ly/IeyAKO

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gail--My Repurposed Life Louisville, KY
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    Commented on Apr 23, 2012
    I tried painting my linoleum too! It works and lasted for 7 years until I was able to replace ...»
    the linoleum. I added white diamond shapes to give it more pizazz!

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