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What kind of fruit are you buying that you're storing the fridge? The only fruit I can think of that I refrigerate is grapes. Not a big deal, but you made it sound like refrigerator space was an issue for you. Are you one of those refrigeration fanatics? I know a few of those types! :P

While it sounds like you may not need to worry about running out of water, we all have to be concerned about running out of clean, safe water. In your situation, the reason to conserve water would be to prevent returning large amounts of contaminated water (even if you use non-toxic products in...

I ordered my seeds from a catalog/online for the first time last year and went through Johnny's Selected Seeds. I had an extremely positive experience both with customer service and the seeds themselves made for a much better than average (for me!) garden. One of the reasons I went the mail...

A few months ago I was in a wood products shop and they had a plastic bag dryer and I immediatly thought of you all! I totally forgot about it until I read this thread so I did a google seach and I found this site showing how to make your own plastic bag (or bottle) dryer...

I looked up Dolly and apparently a documentary was also made about her, but it looks like the documentary is just as hard to find as the book. When I was reading your description all I could think was, this would make a great movie! :P

I wish I had some brilliant piece of advice but I'm stumped. I do understand your concern though as I'm dealing with very similar issues. My breeds are normally cold hardy, but 2 of them are molting right now! I have a cool room to bring them into tonight, but my problem is that I have to go...

It sounds like things are moving in the right direction! I'm so happy for you and your family. Be sure to take a step back and remind yourself that your sister's life didn't get this way in a day, and it won't be fixed in a day either. If it's mental illness she's dealing with keep in mind...

Do you have a basement, or unheated entryway in your house, or even a room that you can close the door to so heat doesn't get in there for the night? My plan is to box up my three chickens tonight and put them in our mudroom, which isn't heated, but will be significantly warmer than it will be...

My first thought when reading your post was also that you sister is suffering from a mental illness, or possibly drug addiction of some sort. I'm assuming you're confident that she isn't autistic or anything like that right? It's certainly beyond her just being "messy". BeeKissed has a good...

Thanks everyone for your good advice. No broken shovels this spring! :clap

Thanks Inchy. Because I'm a lumber-imbecile, did you use 1x10's or 2x10's (if there such a thing)? Or did you stack narrower boards on top of each other? And what type of wood did you use?

Okay, I'm sold on this idea. I'm starting on square foot gardening this spring! I was looking for an easy way to expand my garden but was dreading the digging and rock picking and what I desperately need is a good way to grow greens especially. One question for those who have been using this...

You'll be fine. I'm a real "by the book" type when it comes to recipes, but I'm discovering that when it comes to making yeast breads you have to look at the recipe more as a suggestion than an unbreakable rule. It all depends on the amount of humidity and temperature in your house on that...

I'm not familiar with Hawaiian bread (but intrigued!) but in general, as you're kneading you should keep adding small amounts of flour until the dough is smooth, elastic, and no longer sticky, even if that means adding more flour than the recipe calls for. If you've already finished kneading...

I bet that might solve the problem too, but I'm trying to avoid the use of plastic as much as possible. Sorry, I probably should have mentioned that!

Ah hah! Another clever idea. I'll be sure to pick up a few the next time I see them. (But I'll certainly stay away from yours 2dream! :hide)

I'm about to run out of dishwashing detergent (for hand washing, not automatic). Is there a homemade alternative that anyone is aware of?

Prairiegirl, I've made this recipe twice now and it's a hit! The first time I followed the recipe exactly and my husband was crazy over it! The second time I cut the amount of honey if half and used 2 cups of whole wheat flour instead of 1 1/2, and also skipped the glaze and it came out...

Thanks Dace, I like your idea about skipping the dish towel altogether and placing a pan of boiling water in the oven when rising. I tried the damp towel once and that was a fiasco, but even the occasional dry towel sticks. I did a Google seach and discovered that another reason I might be...

So I'm pretty darn proud of my progress in the bread baking department, but one problem that I'm running into often is that my dish towels are sticking to the dough when it's rising and if it happens in the second rise, when I peel off the dish towel, it flattens the loaves. :he What am I doing...