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Nifty - I've been doing this for years. At my Target (I'm in Minneapolis, which is Target central) they also sell refill bags of Method soap, so there are lots of choices when it comes time to re-use the bottle. One refill bag has been known to last me a 6-9 months since I only need a small...

Congratulations on your venture into sewing. My mother taught me to sew when I was in grade school. Every time I finish a project here at home, I call and thank her. It's a wonderful skill to have. My husband watches the machine and says it's like voodoo. Silly man. So many things around your...

My daughters (ages 4, 8 11) have a tea garden. Picking and making tea is one of their favorite activities when they have girlfriends over. We grow mint, lemon verbena and chamomile. I also have raspberries and some roses that they are allowed to pick and float the petals. So fancy. In our cold...

Just before Christmas I cleaned out my fabric trunk... I came up with 3 paper grocery bags FILLED with fabric remnants all +/- 2 yards each. Beautiful textiles, some antique, mostly cotton, from years and years of projects. I always thought I'd do something with them but in the end just decided...

I take a 2 liter soda bottle and cut in half horizontally (with the neck on one side and the bottom on the other side). If I didn't do such a great job with the scissors, then I gently melt the cut edges over the gas stove burner. The kids take these to the playground sandbox or the beach to...

I purchase milk and cream from a local small organic dairy here in MN. It is lightly pasturized but not homogenized, so the fat rises to the top. You have to shake it vigorously before pouring. It's more expensive than gold, but worth every penny to me. And don't even get me started on the...

I'm a city girl with chickens and will tell you to definitely go for it. However, I don't think a dog house is going to be big enough. I suppose it depends on your location/temperatures, but in the frozen midwest where I live it wouldn't work. I had my hens in an extra large (2x4) dog crate...

I have a black lab who gets home-made liver treats. My husband calls them doggie crack. I get a processed, pastured hog once a year and I always ask for the liver to be included. Seems that pork liver must not be very popular as I often receive 3-4 at a time... Puree the raw liver (about 1...

I shop for my kids on ebay and in resale and consignment shops. Good quality clothing that is well cared for holds up well and can always be worn by more than one kid. My youngest is often the 4-5th kid to wear an item. It's how I can afford to dress my kids in name brand clothing. And I know...

Tomatoes already? OH I AM SO JEALOUS! I am still learning to can, but I try to add a little something new to my repoitoire each year. Last year it was tomatoes of all sorts - salsa, diced, sauce, slow roasted, dried - we made it nearly all winter without buying from the store. The year...

Hi All - Minneapolis, MN here (Hi Nuggestowner!). I am a stay-home mom of daughters and the better (!) half of a married couple for 15 years. We live in suburban Minneapolis in a 100 year old house with 3 kids, 4 chickens, 1 black lab, a geriatric cat, a hamster named Ivy and a goldfish. My...

Hi All - When my babes were babes I just used chamomile tea on their heinies. I kept a stash of baby washcloths on the changing table and made a pot of tea every 3-4 days. I kept it on the changing table in an "air pot" coffee pot - the kind that you see at a banquet and push a "plunger" on the...