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I didn't want to hijack the thread about phobias/anxiety with something a little less serious, so I figured I'd ask in a separate thread... I have 4 cats. Only ever wanted 2 or 3, but, well, life happens. And they have gotten along just fine for the past year or so. But ever since I started some...

Usually people post great things that they have made/found, etc. I have kind of the opposite problem...I need someone to come up with an idea for me. I have two lamps bought several years ago at Walmart. http://achievetruyou.biz/floor-lamps-walmart-10/ is the link to a picture of them. They are...

I haven't seen anything on beekeeping here. I have zero experience in beekeeping, but I have heard so much about colony collapse disorder, etc., and I have noticed that my dwarf fruit trees seem to have NO fruit on them this year. Maybe it's the very late spring, or maybe it's something else...

Hi there, I've been doing a lot of research lately on bread. I was really disappointed to find that even 100% whole wheat, store-bought bread is often no better for you than Wonder bread, because they pulverize the whole grain until it's dust in order to make the bread "lighter" for the...

I am beginning to think that gardening is the ultimate in optimism. I've been gardening in my suburban yard for upwards of 20 years and have come to the conclusion that it's not gardening, it's me. Every year, I have new ideas, new projects, new plants to grow, and every year I have images of...

I've seen a lot of posts that involve making your own detergents, but I can't seem to find anything about fabric softeners. I do use vinegar in the rinse cycle, but still end up with some static. I used to get cheap cartons of concentrated fabric softener from Walmart and I'd dilute it and...

I don't post a whole lot, but I sure learn a lot from all your posts! I thought I would share what happened today... I teach middle schoolers who have emotional issues. They're good kids but have a hard time just functioning. So we had a "social skills" class today on handling anger. There were...

My son just turned 11. He has a habit of wanting very weird costumes. I am willing to make them, but they have to be either dirt cheap, or can be used later as pajamas. Well, this year he decided he wanted to be a mouse inside a wedge of swiss cheese. The mouse costume is easy...grey sweatpants...

Hi there, Since starting a new cancer regimen a month ago, my blood tests tell me that the tumors in my bones are being held at bay, which is great news. BUT the drug I'm taking (called Afinitor if anyone is interested) can cause lowered immune system. Well, since starting the drug, I've had...

I don't usually advertise for books and such, but my sister got me a book that I have read several times from cover to cover and I think it's one that you guys would probably love. It's a reference-type book that I think everyone should have (yes, we can look up things on Google and whatnot, but...

I don't know if any (or how many) of you have done craft fairs? I did it years ago, and started getting back into it since I'm poor. :D I've only done one so far, but I 've found some interesting things: First of all, I'm surprised at how few real crafters there are. Most of the people there...

I stopped by my local Aldi store and found that they're selling blueberries for 99 cents!!! A month ago the local Giant had them for $4.99, so I was really happy. Didn't feel like canning them for once, but I had just cleared out a space in my freezer, so I stuck them in canning jars and stacked...

I just read about this documentary in the paper today and haven't seen anything about it here. I'd be interested if anyone has (or will) see it. Apparently the basic premise is asking why the government spends millions of dollars trying to shut down small farms. It's also about the benefits of...

Okay, I look at all these posts and all the brilliant ideas people have. I really, really want to make my food from organic things, from scratch, grow my own food, have my chickens, and all that. But I'm a widowed mom who has to go to work. In addition, I have cancer in my spine, which...

The summer produce isn't in yet and I hate store-bought stuff. It's too hot (my AC died) to make soups or stews, and I'm sick of salads with pink tomatoes and shriveled, waxed cucumbers. I am trying to eat less meat, and I eat only organic milk products, (which are too expensive to eat a lot...

Well, I did it, I went fishing. My 9-year-old and I had a blast, and we learned a huge bit about fishing. For one thing, bring more bait. We only caught a half-dozen tiny fish, but it was good for a first time. My biggest issue, since I'm so new at this, is...how the #@$&!!! do you keep the...

The last time I fished, I was four years old. I am SO tired of the bland, probably ancient frozen slabs which are all I can afford in the grocery stores. My dad went fishing once in the county where I grew up in Northern Virginia, and basically said what's the point, it's all overfished and...

It always makes me laugh when people say they don't sew because the cost of fabric is too high... My 9-year-old usually wears a big T-shirt to bed, but he told me last week that he wanted a "real" pair of pajamas. I wasn't about to go out to the fabric store or Walmart for p.j.s. So I went to...

Okay, many if not most of you are familiar with the whole organic and grass-fed issue, but in the suburbs it's kind of hard to get any access to anything. So I was fiddling around on the computer looking up stuff, and lo and behold, I found a co-op of farms an hour away that takes orders and...

I was scanning the web looking for info about tapping maple trees and came across this...Who knew that you could tap palm trees?! "You CAN tap palms for sap, but, you do it in a different manner than a maple. Sap is collected usually by cutting off the flower stalk, but in some palms like...