Recent content by rileysgranny

I've been told that hot boiling water does the trick for those pesky weeds that grow up between the cracks in driveways and sidewalks. Anyone tried it?

Awesome. Thanks for the link about blueing. I'll have to look for it when I go shopping this weekend.

My Grandmother used to use something called "blueing" (sp?) to whiten her clothes. Anyone know what that was/is?

Usually just a little clorox! I know - bad! but things do get dingy and something has to be done. But I don't do it very often. Not even once a month.

I'm new to this thread, but wanted to let you know that I have found my Fels Naptha soap, washing soda and borax at Kroger! It is the only thing I go to Kroger for. I use Recipe #9 from tipnut.com - powdered. We have well water and this seems to work fine for us, but I do have to add a little...

Never co-sign on a loan, even if it's your own child! Never loan a vehicle to someone. Years ago we had a neighbor who worked nights. His only car broke down and he claimed he couldn't get to the job he really needed to keep. My now ex was so sweet to loan him MY car that I owed one more...

Don't know what you ended up doing with your grain bin, but the new Feb/Mar 2011 Mother Earth News shows a family who made a really great house out of one. You could use similar insulating for an animal shelter.

We've used stair risers for shelving. Not the least expensive way to go, but they sure are strong. Wish I had the space you have for my pantry!

knock off wood blog had a cute book shelf/dish shelf/what not shelf posted yesterday, made from a pallet. Really cute idea. You don't have to fool with taking out the nails, just cut the pallet apart and add a couple 2x4's.

Food Inc is supposed to be in my mailbox today. I'm looking forward to seeing it. Now I'll have to check about FRESH.

Shread them for use in a shreaded pear pie. I do this with apples too. It is delish. I don't have the recipe in front of me, but can find it and post later. Brandied pears Canned pear chunks for smoothies Pear Honey Pear preserves Can them and give them for gifts at Christmas. I did this...

My 29 year old daughter wouldn't eat my fresh eggs as first. She thought they were "nasty"! I couldn't believe it! Now she will eat them and feed them to her 2 girls, but she still thinks the chickens are "nasty". I still run into people who think you have to have a rooster to have eggs.

Middle TN. Nashville/Fairview/Dickson/Burns