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Have you ever asked your doctor about or tried the stockings that are used in the hospital post-surgery to improve circulation to the legs and prevent blood clots?

I have recently been told of an Amish butcher that sells completely processed hog for $200 (complete with breakfast sausage and bacon) and completely processed beef for $350. I am trying to find more info on him, but perhaps you could check in your area for an Amish settlement.

Man, do I feel cheap. I used four bales of straw squared off and just laid my window on top. There was a small gap in the middle of each bale, so I only opened the window about 3 inches (mine was a storm window) when it was really warm. It worked very well though, had broccoli, cauliflower...

I use them during the winter to stuff in all the nooks and crannies that my 80 year old house has to help keep out drafts. They work well for that, can be forced into the tiniest cracks and not noticeable.

Scotch tape on cat paw is hysterical! Sorry, no cats were harmed during the typing of that post.

I love this idea, thank you for sharing!!!

I use shredded paper for storing winter squash, apples and potatoes in the root cellar. I compost a lot, but it tends to all clump up. The worms in the compost pile love the paper though, they migrate to it. I also use it in my dog house in the winter to help keep Dory warm (mix it with...

Cut it in half, invert the top into the bottom, staple in place, put a bunch of holes in it, tie a string to it and you have a minnow trap (if you like to fish). If you use diatomaceous earth you can make a duster for your plants. We camp, fish a lot, so a dry cooler (full of frozed 2 liters)...

Tanks, thank you for the warm welcome. I'm a poster on BYC as well as BYH and love those forums, so I already know that I will love it here :)

My first two children were born naturally, with my daughter, I only felt three contractions and that was when they made me not push! With my son, I felt them only after we lost his heartbeat on the monitor and I got scared. My third child was induced, I felt every contraction. With all three...

You are probably going to laugh at my favorite canning tool. I have a very long plastic spatula handle (minus the spatula) that I use for removing air bubbles from my jars. Nothing else works as well as this handle! To me, it is irreplaceable.

Oh, I meant to tell you in my earlier post and forgot, my grandma was not a licensed herbalist, but she knew so much she should have pursued it. She controlled her high blood pressure for years with cayenne pepper. She made a tincture (vinegar based, not vodka) out of crushed cayenne and drank...

I absolutely love the website linked below. Not only can you find hard to find seeds there, but he also gives a description of how to use the medicinal herbs that you grow. Check it out, he has a recipe for a tincture (and lozenges) there. http://www.seedman.com/medicine.htm