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Praying Mantis for Your Garden 21 Jun 2011 | 02:26 am
I’m a huge fan of cheesy 1950s monster movies.The image above sends me way back to the Saturday morning Creature Features that I loved as a kid. Check out the trailer for this fine piece of cinema: I...
Cactus Sinks 19 Jun 2011 | 02:16 am
Cactus Designers, a group of French freelance designers based out of Lyon, recently combined efforts with Vaskéo to create some extraordinary sinks. I particularly like the angular aspect of this fi...
Woodman, Spare that Tree 17 Jun 2011 | 02:14 am
We have a very old maple in our yard. Its large branches have held many swings and rope ladders over the years. The leaves have provided shade on the south side of the house and years of leaf mulch fo...
Tool Tip: His and Hers Oven Thermometers 15 Jun 2011 | 03:08 am
I got a new $10 gadget from the hardware store, all because I undercooked a chicken pot pie. My husband (jack-of-all-trades and licensed electrician) confirmed that the oven wasn’t reaching the righ...
Internet Tools: How to Build a Chest 13 Jun 2011 | 03:55 am
Count down to Father’s Day. One week to go. How about a different way to spend the day with your Dad this year? Choose a design, gather and/or purchase all the supplies, and work on a building proj...
Garlic Bug Repellent 11 Jun 2011 | 02:03 am
Killing bugs without killing your plants is a tricky affair. When you spray with over-the-counter chemicals, you might get rid of the bugs, but you’re still adding unnatural (and sometimes low-level ...
Poison Ivy 9 Jun 2011 | 02:42 am
Even the thought of this stuff makes me itch. And how to control it is no easy task. Poison ivy clings to surfaces with hair-like rootlets growing out of the stem. It may be low-growing, climbing, or ...
Think About The Trees When You Renovate 7 Jun 2011 | 02:51 am
The benefits of having trees around us has been proven time and again. The National Arbor Day Foundation tells us their shade cools us in summer, saving 50% on air conditioning costs. In winter, they ...
Energy Miser 5 Jun 2011 | 04:14 am
Summer will soon be upon us, my friends. And my A/C will be cranking as hard as possible to keep my house at a nice, chilly 80 degrees. Yeah—80 degrees. It’s damned hot here in Florida, and it make...
Weed Killing Salt 3 Jun 2011 | 03:47 am
I have some health issues, and I have absolutely no problem talking about any of them. Ask away and I’ll answer. But one answer you won’t get from me (at least yet) is that I suffer from hypertensi...
